VIU Clínica Oftalmológica Internacional

VIU, formerly Clínica Oftalmológica del Caribe, is an ophthalmology provider based in Barranquilla, Colombia, with a history dating back to 1985. The clinic offers specialized eye care for patients from across Colombia and abroad, combining consultations, diagnostic services, treatment, surgery and clinical follow-up. Its services include refractive laser surgery, cataract surgery, glaucoma care, retinal procedures such as vitrectomy, eyelid surgery, and specialties including cornea, pediatric ophthalmology and neuro-ophthalmology.

VIU uses diagnostic and surgical technologies such as SIGHTMAP, WaveLight Plus and femtosecond laser systems. Its FemtoLASIK service is presented as a personalized, blade-free laser procedure, with suitability determined through specialist assessment. The clinic reports a network of 22 locations, more than 180 specialists and 20 operating rooms, as well as experience performing over 53,000 surgeries annually across visual health specialties. VIU also supports international patients with care coordination and guidance before travel, during treatment in Barranquilla and through follow-up. Its approach emphasizes individualized planning, advanced diagnostics and attentive patient care.