How do I know if a clinic offers SMILE Pro?
By asking which laser platform is installed rather than which procedure name the website uses. The two are performed on different generations of the same machine, so the platform identifies the treatment unambiguously in a way the word “Pro” does not.
- Subject
- Vision correction
- Topic
- SMILE Pro
- Kind of question
- Where & how
- Procedures
- SMILE Pro
- Last reviewed
- 22 September 2026
In more detail
A clinic that can name its platform, say when it was installed and who services it is answering a question that can be checked. A clinic that answers only in brand language is not, and that difference is worth more than the price difference between two quotes.
What this answer depends on
- The platform name and when it was installed
- Which surgeon operates it, and how often
- Whether the clinic quotes the two generations at different prices
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Where this answer sits
It is one of 483 answers in the vision and eye health knowledge base, filed under Vision correction & laser eye surgery in SMILE Pro . The subject page carries the answers either side of it, and the hub is searchable.
Subjects this question touches
The pages that answer the subject behind the question, rather than the question itself.
- Procedure SMILE Pro
- Comparison SMILE Pro vs LASIK
- Place SMILE in Dubai
- Procedure SMILE
- Comparison LASIK vs SMILE
This information is for educational purposes and does not replace an examination by a qualified eye-care professional.
General answers cannot tell you what is happening in your own eyes. Only an examination by a qualified ophthalmologist can do that.
Sources & further reading
We prefer primary sources. Where a claim comes from a manufacturer, a single study or a regulator, it is labelled as such below.
- ZEISS VISUMAX 800
The manufacturer’s own product page for the femtosecond laser platform used for SMILE pro.
Used for What describes the technology behind SMILE pro; The distinction between SMILE and SMILE pro; Claimed workflow features such as automated centration.
Link checked 22 September 2026