Is laser eye surgery tax-deductible?

Author: Dr. Victor Derhartunian 23 July 2021

Dr. Victor Derhartunian explains whether laser vision correction can be written off against tax.

In most cases, laser eye surgery can be claimed on your income tax return.
You can declare this as a so-called ”special expense” and try to get part of it back from your income tax.  

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Dr. Victor Derhartunian

Nachdem er sein Handwerk von den beiden Pionieren der Laserchirurgie gelernt hat, gehört Dr. Victor Derhartunian zu den führenden Augenlaser-Chirurgen. Er leitet die Praxis in Wien und kann seine Patienten in fünf Sprachen beraten.