Discover why refractive lens exchange makes your life easier and safer

With this ultra-precise treatment you can get rid of those annoying reading glasses

Refractive lens exchange frees you from glasses and contact lenses

Discover everything you need to know about refractive lens exchange

Refractive lens exchange Suitability

Lens exchange: Replacing your lens with an artificial lens

Refractive lens exchange (RLA) is mainly used for patients with cataracts who also have severe myopia or hyperopia or presbyopia and astigmatism.

How refractive lens exchange works

Through a small incision in the cornea, the natural lens (already cloudy in cataracts) is removed and a lens made of highly biocompatible plastic (acrylate) is inserted instead.

We determine which method of lens surgery is most suitable for you in a personal consultation, including an ophthalmological examination by a specialist.

Refractive lens exchange risks

Risks & side effects

The chances of success with a clear lens extraction are generally considered to be very high and reliable. Nevertheless, there are general surgical risks, which all patients are informed about in a personal consultation.

Free yourself from the burden of reading glasses if you are over 45

Paar genießt klare Sicht am Strand nach einer erfolgreichen Laser-Augenkorrektur.

After the age of 40, most of us need reading glasses (even if we have never needed glasses before)! Independence from reading glasses is achievable, but not all eyes can be treated. Make an appointment to find out if you are suitable for presbyopia correction:

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Refractive lisent exchange Treatment steps

Wir sind stolz darauf, mit erstklassigen privaten Krankenversicherungen zusammenzuarbeiten

Gain exceptional and natural vision with refractive lens exchange

Get rid of your glasses and contact lenses and experience the best in life

Gain exceptional and natural vision with refractive lens exchange

Get rid of your glasses and contact lenses and experience the best in life

Ältere Frau entspannt mit ihrem Hund nach einer Laser-Augenkorrektur.

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.

eye icon

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
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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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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Links to reliable sources about refractive lens exchange

Patient bei der Hornhaut-Topographie-Untersuchung vor der Laser-Augenkorrektur, überwacht von einem Spezialisten.

You can find more information about refractive lens exchange under the following links