Laser eye surgery costs?
the best instead of the cheapest!

Statutory health insurance companies such as the GKK or SVA do not generally cover the costs of laser eye surgery or lens implants.
These insurances only cover medically necessary treatments.
As they are only obliged to reimburse the costs of medically necessary services.
Excluded:

• Correction of cataracts with a monofocal lens (covered by insurance)
• Treatment for intolerance to both glasses and contact lenses (in some cases)
• The treatment of very severe visual impairment of more than 10 diopters and proven contact lens intolerance (in some cases)
• Treatment for a large deviation of more than 3 diopters in both eyes and proven contact lens intolerance (in some cases)

We can check these criteria during the ophthalmologic examination and prepare a clinical report.
If the procedure is not or only partially covered by your health insurance, the treatment costs can usually be deducted as an extraordinary expense in your income tax return.
Please note that EyeLaser is a private practice (with private doctors) and therefore does not offer treatments covered by health insurance.
However, many private health insurance companies cover the treatment costs in part or in full.
Please enquire about the insurance conditions with your health insurance company before the procedure.

Yes.
The costs of laser eye surgery or lens implants are the same as the costs of glasses or contact lenses and are deductible as medical expenses.
The current income tax guidelines state: “In the case of an illness, visual aids, including laser treatment, are necessary to improve vision and are tax-deductible.”
Patients who undergo such an operation have a visual defect and therefore a medical condition.
Therefore, these costs are generally recognized as extraordinary expenses even without a medical certificate proving the medical necessity of the procedure.
Deducting laser eye surgery from tax This is how it works: Enter the cost of the eye surgery in the “Medical expenses” column of your annual tax assessment.
You can enter the total costs.
But there is a deductible of 6 to 12 % of your annual income, depending on how high it is.
This percentage is reduced by approximately 1% in certain circumstances (sole earner, single parent, etc.).
The Ministry of Finance calculates your deductible.
The remaining treatment costs affect your tax deductibility. Exception: If the procedure was specialist-related and you have a certificate to prove this, you can deduct the full amount.
Find out more about extraordinary costs (§ 33 EStG) from the Ministry of Finance.
If in doubt, please find out about the tax deductibility of your operating costs.