Laser eye surgery & health insurance: is it paid for?

Dr. Victor Derhartunain explains whether health insurance companies cover laser vision correction.

In principle, vision correction is not covered by statutory health insurance.
Private health insurance companies occasionally pay something in addition, but this requires an individual clarification in which the patient receives a cost estimate with a diagnosis and also clarifies this personally.  

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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.