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Every eye treatment begins with a consultation and a comprehensive preliminary ophthalmological examination.
Includes all measurements of fast screening + individual in house counselling, explanation of correction methods
Includes all measurements required for the vision correction surgery, at the end we chose together the most suitable method for the patient (cost will be deducted from the surgery in Zurich)
Learn all about the benefits of laser eye treatment in a free initial consultation. The costs of the preliminary examination will be deducted from the price of the treatment in Zurich.
Join over 100,000,000 happy people who no longer need glasses and contact lenses (price/eye)
In principle, the SmartSight or Relex Smile method should only be discouraged if the treating physician has no technology available or is not proficient in this innovative small incision technique.
Correction of high visual defaults, presbyopia with advanced premium implants (prices/eye)
Many people around the world have already freed themselves from glasses and contact lenses, but not all eyes are suitable for laser treatment. Book a free initial consultation and find out which treatment can help you:
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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