Gain visual freedom with our Swiss method for exceptional laser eye surgery
Not everyone is suitable for laser eye surgery.
The first step is to find out if you’re a good candidate. Give us a call on Vienna or Linz. You can also book a suitability assessment online.
Here we’ll triple-check your eyes and take the time to listen to your needs and expectations. Once we’ve found the best treatment for you, you’ll feel confident and reassured about your next steps.
Once we’ve treated you at our state-of-the-art clinic, you’ll admire our handy work as you experience exceptional natural vision – free from the limitations of glasses and contact lenses.
Discover everything you need to know about refractive lens exchange
Lens replacement: replacing your lens with an artificial lens
Refractive lens exchange is used primarily in patients with cataracts with coexisting severe nearsightedness, farsightedness, or presbyopia and astigmatism.
We remove the natural lens through a small incision on the cornea. We then insert the new artificial lens, which is made of compatible plastic (acrylate).
We will determine which lens surgery method is best for you in a personal consultation and examination with a specialist.
Risks & side effects
The chances of success with refractive lens exchange are generally considered to be very high and reliable. Nevertheless, there are general surgical risks, which all patients need to be aware of.
After 40, most of us need reading glasses (even if we’ve never needed glasses before!) Freedom from reading glasses is possible but not everyone’s eyes can be treated. Book an assessment below to find out if you’re suitable for reading glasses treatment:
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Preparation
In preparation for the operation, we will dilate the pupil with medication. This takes about 30 minutes. Afterwards, the eye is well anaesthetised using eye drops (drip anaesthesia) and disinfected. During the operation, the patient lies flat on the operating table. The surgeon covers the eye with an air-permeable sterile cloth and fits a small clamp to prevent you from blinking during the operation.
Removing the lens
In the first step, the surgeon makes a small (2.2 – 2.4 mm) incision at the edge of the cornea. They then open the lens capsule and liquify the cloudy lens using ultrasound (phacoemulsification). The surgeon then suctions the old lens out.
Insertion of an artificial lens
The surgeon then replaces the old lens with a new artificial lens using an injector. Afterwards, the surgeon removes all substances used during the operation and closes the wounds.
Postoperative phase
After the operation, the surgeon applies a protective shield to the eye to protect it from environmental influences such as dirt and dust. This enables the incision to heal well. You must use eye drops to prevent inflammation from occurring.
Get rid of your need for glasses and contacts and experience the very best of life
After refractive lens exchange, you’ll have made the smart choice to live life on your own terms and will no longer need outmoded glasses or contact lenses to see. You will have embraced a modern solution to ageing eyes and can finally live life with the exceptional natural vision you deserve – without compromise.
You’ll feel rejuvenated and inspired to re-engage with all of the activities you love without the anxiety around poor vision or glasses getting in the way. You’ll be ready to enjoy a Swiss retirement; appreciating the beautiful scenery all around you with the people you love.
Your old eyes never truly served you the way they were supposed to. Once we’ve enhanced your vision, everyday activities become optimised with Swiss precision. Whether you’re making a cup of coffee, learning a new hobby or starting to write that book, you’ll be amazed at what you can achieve.
There’s a reason why the Swiss are ranked one of the happiest nations in the world (and it’s not just because they eat a lot of good chocolate), It’s because they don’t settle for anything second-rate.
You only get one life, so why not make it high-quality with exceptional natural vision.
Everything here (even the coffee) is optimised with Swiss precision.
The right clinic is not too cheap, too “chain” or too costly. The right clinic is precisely right.
With our Swiss method for vision correction; there’s no room for disappointment.
95.89% to be precise (we’re Swiss. We measure everything). But don’t take our word for it…
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.
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.
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 your reading glasses
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