Examination costs

Every eye treatment must begin with a suitability test and a comprehensive preliminary ophthalmological examination

Aptitude test
gratis

Includes all fast screening examinations (automatic diopter measurement, 3D corneal image) + a personal consultation and discussion of the methods in question

Aptitude test and comprehensive examination
200 €

Ideal for prospective patients who want to see an eye surgeon and receive a complete treatment plan.

Guarantee without risk

Suppose we find out that you are not suitable for laser eye surgery or lens implantation or that you do not want treatment.
In this case, we will only charge you for the ophthalmological examination and any contact lens simulation (as with monovision).

Why do some surgeons advise against SmartSight or Relex-Smile?

In principle, the SmartSight or Relex Smile method is only not recommended if the treating dentist does not have the technology available or is not familiar with the innovative small incision technique.

SmartSight without flap
2500 €
  • Part payment from 48 € /month*
  • 3rd generation of laser eye surgery
  • No flap, minimally invasive
  • less dryness, less sensitivity to light
  • Warranty available for 1, 3 or 5 years
Femto-Lasik 7D Standard
1850 €
  • Part payment from € 33 /month*
  • 2nd generation of laser eye surgery
  • Our gold standard
  • They work the very next DAY
  • Warranty available for 1, 3 or 5 years
Femto-Lasik 7D Premium
2500 €
  • from 48 € / month
  • 2nd generation of laser eye surgery
  • Individual, wave front guided
  • They work the very next DAY
  • Warranty available for 1, 3 or 5 years
Presbyopia laser
2500 €
  • Part payment from 48 € /month*
  • Removes distance & reading glasses
  • PresbyMAX®/Monovision
  • Femto-Lasik or SmartSight technology
  • Warranty available for 1, 3 or 5 years
Trans-PRK Standard
1700 €
  • Part payment from € 33 /month*
  • 1st generation of laser eye surgery
  • 100 % contact-free
  • No corneal incision required
  • Warranty available for 1, 3 or 5 years
Trans-PRK Premium
2500 €
  • from 48 € / month
  • 1st generation of laser eye surgery
  • Individual, wave front guided
  • Without corneal incision & contact-free
  • Warranty available for 1, 3 or 5 years
SmartSight without flap
2500 €
  • Part payment from 48 € /month*
  • 3rd generation of laser eye surgery
  • No flap, minimally invasive
  • less dryness, less sensitivity to light
  • Warranty available for 1, 3 or 5 years
Femto-Lasik 7D Standard
1850 €
  • Part payment from € 33 /month*
  • 2nd generation of laser eye surgery
  • Our gold standard
  • They work the very next DAY
  • Warranty available for 1, 3 or 5 years
Femto-Lasik 7D Premium
2500 €
  • from 48 € / month
  • 2nd generation of laser eye surgery
  • Individual, wave front guided
  • They work the very next DAY
  • Warranty available for 1, 3 or 5 years
Presbyopia laser
2500 €
  • Part payment from 48 € /month*
  • Removes distance & reading glasses
  • PresbyMAX®/Monovision
  • Femto-Lasik or SmartSight technology
  • Warranty available for 1, 3 or 5 years
Trans-PRK Standard
1700 €
  • Part payment from € 33 /month*
  • 1st generation of laser eye surgery
  • 100 % contact-free
  • No corneal incision required
  • Warranty available for 1, 3 or 5 years
Trans-PRK Premium
2500 €
  • from 48 € / month
  • 1st generation of laser eye surgery
  • Individual, wave front guided
  • Without corneal incision & contact-free
  • Warranty available for 1, 3 or 5 years

Prices per eye *the monthly amounts are based on the fees per eye with financing over 5 years at an interest rate of 6.6% APR

Prices for lens surgery

Correction of high visual defects, presbyopia with advanced implants (prices/eye)

ICL/IPCL Phake lens
3500 €
  • or from 68 €/month*
  • For patients who are not suitable for laser treatment
  • Modern EVO/EVO+ Visian ICL
  • Astigmatism correction incl.
Lens exchange/ Cataract Lifestyle
3500 €
  • or from 68 €/month*
  • Removes distance and reading glasses
  • Trifocal/EDOF implants
  • Astigmatism correction incl.
Lens exchange/ cataract standard
3000 €
  • or from 48 €/month*
  • Reading glasses required
  • High-quality standard implants
  • Astigmatism incl.
FemtoLaser surcharge
990 €
  • or from 29 €/month*
  • LASER & computer-assisted surgery
  • High-precision cuts
  • Astigmatism correction incl.
ICL/IPCL Phake lens
3500 €
  • or from 68 €/month*
  • For patients who are not suitable for laser treatment
  • Modern EVO/EVO+ Visian ICL
  • Astigmatism correction incl.
Lens exchange/ Cataract Lifestyle
3500 €
  • or from 68 €/month*
  • Removes distance and reading glasses
  • Trifocal/EDOF implants
  • Astigmatism correction incl.
Lens exchange/ cataract standard
3000 €
  • or from 48 €/month*
  • Reading glasses required
  • High-quality standard implants
  • Astigmatism incl.
FemtoLaser surcharge
990 €
  • or from 29 €/month*
  • LASER & computer-assisted surgery
  • High-precision cuts
  • Astigmatism correction incl.

*the monthly amounts are based on the fees per eye with financing over 5 years at an interest rate of 6.6% APR

Why does laser eye surgery cost so much?

Frau bei der Untersuchung mit dem HD-Analysator vor der Laser-Augenkorrektur.

The diagnostic equipment alone costs around 150-300 thousand euros.
Then the laser (the femtosecond laser) for the first step of the procedure costs around 500.
Thousand, with user fees per use per eye ranging from €350-450.
Then there’s the typical cost range for the excimer laser (which shapes the eye), which is €150,000 at the low end and close to €450,000 at the high end (we’re certainly at the high end).
Then there’s the cost of training an eye surgeon, which usually takes around 18 years – most of it after graduation.
Then there are the costs of the premises, support staff, insurance and other ancillary costs associated with running a world-class clinic in a major city center.

Lifelong vision is priceless – but affordable with EyeLaser

We don’t want to be the cheapest.
Our aim is to be the best

Simple financing options

Would you like to arrange a monthly installment payment that corresponds to your current contact lens costs?
Or could you pay the financing in 6 months without a down payment and interest?
Our partner bank will be happy to advise you.

Payment options for laser eye surgery

We offer various models for partial payment and financing of laser eye surgery:

3 installments within 6 months

By financing laser eye surgery with EyeLaser, you can fulfill your dream of sharp vision without glasses or contact lenses at any time.
Pay for your operation within 6 months in 3 convenient installments.

Monthly financing with a loan

If you would like to take out a loan for your laser eye surgery, our partner bank offers you attractive and unbureaucratic conditions.
You can pay for your treatment in monthly installments and at a low interest rate.

An example of a financing plan

Treatment example – Low-Touch Femto-LASIK Financing amount € 3,400.00 plus
5.99 % debit interest p.a. Period 60 months; monthly installment
installment € 65.79; total amount to be paid € 3,947.68; effective interest rate 6.21 % p.a.. A standard bank credit rating is required.
The financing decision is made by our partner bank.
Rounding differences are possible.

Optimize your vision with the help of laser eye surgery in Vienna & Linz

Spezialist analysiert das Augenbild eines Patienten auf dem Monitor vor der Laser-Augenkorrektur.

Many people around the world have already freed themselves from glasses and contact lenses, but not all eyes are suitable for laser treatment.
Book an examination at the Eye Laser Center and find out whether laser eye surgery in Vienna or laser eye surgery in Linz would be right for you.
Find out which treatment can help you:

Make an appointment

Insurance prices & tax deduction

The cost of laser eye surgery if you have health insurance

Will my health insurance cover the costs of laser eye surgery at EyeLaser?

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.

Can I deduct laser eye surgery at EyeLaser from my taxes?

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.

Discover which eye treatment is best for you with this 1-minute quiz

Patientin während einer Laser-Augenkorrektur unter der Aufsicht eines Spezialisten.

Things like age, eye shape, history and lifestyle make an eye treatment perfect for one person, but not another. Find out which treatment (if any) could free you from glasses and contacts

Take a quiz

Laser eye surgery price

NamePricePartial paymentGuarantee for
SmartSight without flap2500 €48 € /month1,3 or 5 years
Presbyopia laser2500 €48 € /month1,3 or 5 years
Femto-Lasik 7D eye laser1700 €33 € /month1,3 or 5 years
Trans-PRK smartSurFace1700 €33 € /month1,3 or 5 years
ICL/IPCL Phake lens3500 €68 €/month
Lens exchange/ Cataract Lifestyle3500 €68 €/month
Lens exchange/ cataract standard 3000 €48 €/month
FemtoLaser surcharge990 €29 €/month

Eye surgery with Swiss precision

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 Over the top precision

With our Swiss method for vision correction; there’s no room for disappointment.

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We’re Swiss. Quality is in our DNA

Everything here (even the coffee) is optimised with Swiss precision.

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There’s a right way and a wrong way

The right clinic is not too cheap, too “chain” or too costly. The right clinic is precisely right.

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 Over the top precision

With our Swiss method for vision correction; there’s no room for disappointment.

Get to know the eye experts

Discover Austria’s most popular laser eye surgeons in the heart of Vienna and Linz

Dr. Victor Derhartunian
Ophthalmologist, Refractive surgery specialist
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After learning his trade from the two pioneers of laser surgery,
Dr Victor Derhartunian is among the leading surgeons in Europe. He heads the practice in Vienna and can advise his patients in 5 languages.

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Dr. Paul Jirak
Ophthalmologist, Refractive surgery specialist
FEBO

Dr. Paul Jirak is a co-founder of one of the most renowned centers for laser eye surgery in Austria and has been treating patients in Linz since 2014. He specialises in ophthalmology, optometry, eye surgery and eye lasers.

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Assoc. Prof. Priv. Doz. Dr. Christina Leydolt
Ophthalmologist, Lens & cataract surgery specialist
FEBO

Dr. Leydolt is an ophthalmologist specialised in cataract and lens surgery. She leads a research group with this focus, trains young surgeons and gives international and national lectures.

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Dr. Victor Derhartunian
Ophthalmologist, Refractive surgery specialist
FEBO

After learning his trade from the two pioneers of laser surgery,
Dr Victor Derhartunian is among the leading surgeons in Europe. He heads the practice in Vienna and can advise his patients in 5 languages.

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Dr. Paul Jirak
Ophthalmologist, Refractive surgery specialist
FEBO

Dr. Paul Jirak is a co-founder of one of the most renowned centers for laser eye surgery in Austria and has been treating patients in Linz since 2014. He specialises in ophthalmology, optometry, eye surgery and eye lasers.

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Assoc. Prof. Priv. Doz. Dr. Christina Leydolt
Ophthalmologist, Lens & cataract surgery specialist
FEBO

Dr. Leydolt is an ophthalmologist specialised in cataract and lens surgery. She leads a research group with this focus, trains young surgeons and gives international and national lectures.

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