Medical tourism in ophthalmology - review.

During the last decade, it seems that we have witnessed an upsurge in medical tourism and its documentation. Definitions often refer more to the terms themselves rather than to the medical tourists and frequently approach discussions using the principles of motivation, procedures, and tourism. The aim of this review was to investigate the existing literature on medical tourism in health care services, and in Ophthalmology, and to assess whether the principles of medical tourism are successfully applied in health care services, with a specific interest in Ophthalmology services.