Every eye treatment must begin with an initial assessment and a full consultation by the eye surgery specialist
Ideal for prospective patients who want to see an optometrist to assess their suitability for laser or lens surgery.
Ideal for prospective patients who want to see an eye surgeon and get a full treatment plan.
Suppose we find you unsuitable for laser eye surgery or lens implants, or you do not wish to have treatment. In that case, we will only charge you for the ophthalmologic medical examination and any contact lens simulation (as in monovision).
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Despite the fact that laser eye surgery can cost the equivalent of 2 pints of beer (8.00 € /day) for a year, some people wonder why it costs what it does.
The diagnostic equipment alone costs around 150-300K to set up.
Then, the laser for the first step of the procedure (the femtosecond laser) costs about 500K, with per-use fees ranging between 350-450 per eye.
Then, there is the typical cost range for the excimer laser (that shapes the eye) between 150.000 at the low end to nearly 450.000 at the high end (we’re on the high end of that for sure).
Then, there is the cost of training an eye surgeon for the job, which usually takes about 18 years – most of it post-graduate.
Then there is the cost of the premises, support staff, insurance, and other incidentals involved in running a world-class clinic in a major urban centre.
We don’t want to be the cheapest. Our goal is to be the best
Would you like to arrange a monthly instalment plan that matches your current contact lens costs? Or you could settle the financing in 6 months with no down payment or interest? Our partner bank is happy to advise you.
We offer different models for partial payment and financing for laser eye surgery:
3 instalments in 6 months
With financing for laser eye surgery at EyeLaser, you can fulfill your dream of sharp vision without glasses or contact lenses at any time. Pay for your operation in 3 easy instalments within 6 months.
Monthly financing with a loan
If you wish to take out a loan for your laser eye surgery, our partner bank offers you attractive and non-bureaucratic terms. You can pay for your treatment in monthly instalments and at a low interest rate.
Example Treatment – Low-Touch FemtoLASIK
Financed contribution € 3.400,00
Plus 5,99 % per annum interest on debt
Period 60 months;
Monthly Rate € 65.79;
Total amount payable € 3.947.68;
Effective interest rate 6.21 % per annum;
Customary bank creditworthiness is required. Our partner bank handles the financing decision. Rounding differences may be possible.
Millions of people around the world have gained their freedom from glasses and contacts but not everyone’s eyes are suitable for treatment. Book an assessment below and find out if you’re suitable and which treatment can help you best:
BOOK AN ASSESSMENTThe cost of laser eye surgery if you have health insurance
The official health insurances like the GKK or SVA do generally not assume the costs of laser eye surgery or lens implants. These insurances only grant medically necessary treatments. This is because they are only obliged to reimburse the costs of medically necessary services.
Except for:
We can check for these criteria in the ophthalmologic examination and can issue a clinical report.
If the procedure is not or only partially covered by your health insurance, the cost of treatment can normally be deducted as an exceptional expense as part of your income tax return.
Please note that EyeLaser is a private practice (with private doctors) and thus does not provide any treatments covered by medical insurance. However, many private health insurance companies partially or completely cover the costs of treatment. Please liaise with your insurance company about the terms of your coverage before surgery.
Yes. The cost of laser eye surgery or lens implants is the same as the cost of spectacles or contact lenses and is deductible as a medical expense.
Current income tax guidelines state: “If an illness is present, visual aids, including laser treatments, are necessary to enhance vision and are tax-deductible.”
In patients undergoing such an operation, there is a defect in vision, and thus an illness is present. Therefore, these costs are usually recognized, even without a medical certificate confirming the procedure’s medical necessity, as an exceptional expense.
Deducting laser eye surgery from the tax
Here’s how: Enter the cost of the eye operation in the column of “medical expenses” in the annual employee tax assessment. You can specify the total cost. But, there is an excess of 6 to 12% of your annual income depending on how high this is. This percentage is reduced by approx. 1% under certain circumstances (single income, single parents etc.).
The Ministry of Finance calculates your excess. The rest of the treatment costs affect tax deductibility.
Exception: If the operation was professionally conditioned and you have a certificate to prove it, you can deduct the full amount.
Find out more about exceptional costs (§ 33 EStG) at the Ministry of Finance. If you are in doubt, please inform yourself about the tax-deductibility of your operating costs.
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
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The entire team is friendly, competent and very well organized. My quality of life without lenses and glassed has increased significantly. I would do it again and definitely recommend it.
I have been seeing PERFECT since then and am extremely satisfied with the result. Highly recommended and personally regret not having done it earlier. A completely different attitude towards life of not having to wear glasses anymore.
Even after the operation, I had no pain or other impairments. The entire team is extremely friendly and helpful. Since I am completely satisfied with the result, I can only recommend EyeLaser.
I was able to see very well 4 hours after the procedure. I was a little light-sensitive for a few days, which I was made aware of in advance. I am very pleased. The only annoying thing is that I didn’t do it earlier.
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Discover Austria’s most popular laser eye surgeons in the heart of Vienna and Linz
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.
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.
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.