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Discover the Best Clinics and Costs for Cataract treatment in Austria 2024

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1 Recent Cataract Treatment Review in Austria: Check Real Patient Experience

Mihaela • Cataract
Romania
Feb 27, 2020

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Everything was fine. Bookimed was very kind to find me an appointment pretty short notice in Vienna. The surgent was very professional. The only thing I would have preferred was to pay with a credit card. I had to go to an ATM and pay cash.
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Arrival

  • Receive VIP transfer from the airport to your hotel/clinic.
  • Complete necessary medical and personal paperwork.
  • Check-in to your hotel or clinic room.
  • Language assistance is provided if necessary.

Diagnostics

  • Eye examination will be conducted by an ophthalmologist.
  • Autorefractometry will be performed to measure refractive errors.
  • Slit lamp examination of the eye will be carried out.

Treatment Plan Development

  • Doctor will discuss and develop a personalized treatment plan.
  • Explanation of risks, benefits, and alternatives will take place.
  • Preparation for surgery or other treatment will begin.

Treatment

  • Outpatient cataract surgery will be performed under local anesthesia.
  • A small incision will be made to remove the cloudy lens.
  • An artificial lens will be inserted in the individual chamber.

Follow-up

  • Overnight stay at the clinic may be required for observation.
  • Follow-up appointments will be scheduled with the ophthalmologist.

Rehabilitation

  • Prescribed eye drops will be administered to aid recovery.
  • Avoid strenuous activities and protect eyes from sunlight.

Only a doctor can determine a definitive diagnostic and treatment plan, as each case is individual. Additional treatment and diagnostic options such as corneal topography, tonometry, or photorefractive keratectomy may also be applied based on the patient"s condition.

What's the Cost of Cataract Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures in Austria? Find Out Now

updated 3/26/2024
The average price for Cataract diagnostic and treatment in Austria is $974, the minimum price is $324, and the maximum price is $1624.
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Ultrasound of the eye -from $380 -
Cataract surgery (both eyes) -from $4500 -
Cataract surgery (one eye) from $5300 from $2500 from $2950
Cataract surgery with IOL replacement -from $3000 -
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Consultation with an ophthalmologist -from $40 -
ECG -from $350 -
Extended analysis of blood from $250 from $250 -
Femtosecond laser -from $1100 -
OCT (Optical coherence tomography) -from $110 -
Ophthalmological investigation -from $130 -
Slit lamp examination -from $40 -
Vitrectomy -from $3000 from $3500
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Döbling Private Hospital
Austria, Vienna
4
Good
• 16 reviews

Döbling Private Hospital is a private multi-specialty medical center located in Vienna, Austria. The team is dedicated to Orthopedics, Oncology, Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Döbling Private Hospital ranks among Vienna's top private hospitals treating about 16,000 patients from home and abroad each year. Top-level medical care and security of our patients is our main concern. Therefore, the hospitals implemented JCI-International Patient Safety Goals. Thus complication rates in Döbling Private Hospital are much below nominal values. Top-specialists, safety, individual care and comfort are the main keys of our success. Döbling Private Hospital serves both adults and children. Patients from CIS, Europe & Commonwealth and Balkans visit the clinic most often.

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International Organization for Standardization certificate for Döbling Private Hospital
Без имени • May 11, 2018
I was very pleased with everything at the clinic and the coordinator Mariana Zaiarna. The overall good impression was ruined by mr. Roman.
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Wiener Privatklinik
Highest-Rated Clinic for Cataract Treatment
Austria, Vienna
4.6
Excellent
• 129 reviews

Wiener Privatklinik is a private hospital in Austria. Prof. Rainer Kotz is the Medical Director of the Clinic. Wiener Privatklinik has the connection with some Nobel Prize winners. Among them Theodor Billroth, Robert Barany, Karl Landsteiner, Konrad Lorenz, Otto Loewi, Karl Ritter von Frisch. Sigmund Freud was practicing in the Clinic.

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Инна • Mar 1, 2020
The doctor aroused our full confidence in us, he is a professional in his field! Bookimed service specialists very accurately referred us to the doctor we need!
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Vienna General Hospital (AKH)
Austria, Vienna
4.6
Excellent
• 18 reviews

Vienna General Hospital (AKH) is one of the most innovative clinics in Europe. It has a long 300-year history. Vienna Medical Clinic includes over 42 university hospitals and institutes, 6 own laboratories, 10,000 employees of staff.

AKH Vienna Hospital in Austria guarantees high standards and innovative technologies in all fields of medicine. Vienna Hospital is “a city in a city” with specialized medical centers, shops, restaurants and branches of a bank.

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Юлия • Feb 20, 2020
I didn’t like the moment that we were eventually recorded to another doctor. I liked the doctor, but we did not have an examination, that is, only a consultation, in general I did not get exactly what I wanted. Lor did not like it at all, did not receive any new information from him, was not happy with the translator, most of what we said he did not know and did not translate
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 Leech Private Clinic
Austria, Graz
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«Leeh» private clinic was founded in 2005, and it is one of the most modern clinics in Austria. 

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Confraternitaet Private Hospital
Austria, Vienna
2.5
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A multi-stage system of medical care functionate in Private Clinic Josefstadt  that  provide the most effective and comfortable for the patient process of treatment.

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Mihaela • Feb 27, 2020
Everything was fine. Bookimed was very kind to find me an appointment pretty short notice in Vienna. The surgent was very professional. The only thing I would have preferred was to pay with a credit card. I had to go to an ATM and pay cash.
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Get a Medical Assessment for Cataract Treatment in Austria: Select Your Expert from 6 Experienced Doctors

Rupert  Menapace
Austria, Vienna
Rupert Menapace
Ophtalmologist
43 years of experience
Wiener Privatklinik
Professor Rupert Menapace, head physician at the University Hospital of Ophthalmology and Optometry, head of the eye clinic with emphasis on cataract surgery, head of the special institute for the implantation of artificial lenses at the Vienna Medical University.  Specializes in: Cataract Surgery: cataract treatment with minimally invasive microsurgery, Refractive surgery: treatment of vision with an excimer laser or implantation of artificial lenses, treatment of glaucoma with filtration surgery, Reconstructive surgery of the anterior ocular segment (after injuries), Laser surgery from the side effects of operations against cataracts, glaucoma and retinal diseases.  Education:  1973: Studying at Stella Matutina Private College in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg (emphasis on languages, biology, mathematics and physics)  1980: Doctoral dissertation for the title of Doctor of General Medicine  1981-1986: Ophthalmology education at the Ophthalmology Clinic of the University of Vienna (eye surgery)  1990: Appointment as a teacher in Ophthalmology ("Venia legendi")  1995: Assignment by the Federal President of the professional title "University Professor" in the specialty Ophthalmology  1996: Diplomat from the European Association of Ophthalmologists  Head Physician at the University Eye Clinic for Ophthalmology and Optometry at the Vienna Medical University (MUW) at Vienna's largest public hospital (AKH) in Vienna Head of the Operations Center for 24-hour Cataract Clinical Surgery at the University Eye Ophthalmology Clinic at AKH in Vienna Head of the Department of Implant Lens Implantation at AKH in Vienna. Professor Rupert Menapas is one of the five best cataract treatment specialists in the world according to the American rating - expertscape.com Read more
Dr Stefan Sacu
Austria, Vienna
Dr Stefan Sacu
Ophtalmologist
25 years of experience
Wiener Privatklinik
Dr. Stefan Sacu is the outstanding eye specialist.  You are looking for:  ➢ Amedical specialist for ophthalmology and optometry  ➢ Aspecialist for cataract and retinal surgery  ➢ Aspecialist for macular and retinal diseases  ➢ Clinical experience including research work  ➢ The appropriate team  ➢ Latest state-of-the-art equipment  ➢ Courteous service  ➢ An ordination with comfortable ambiance Recent Scientific Projects  • New therapies for exudative macula diseases  • Management of therapy refractory exudative macular degeneration  • Pathogenesis of retinal vein occlusions  • Optimizing the local therapy after intravitreal injections  • Correlation of morphological, angiographic and functional results in different retinal diseases  • Long term therapeutic effect of intravitreal anti-VEGF injections in different retinal diseases  • Examination of cytokines in the eye in different retinal diseases  • Mutation analysis and genetic mapping in different retinal dystrophies  • Evaluation of new pharmacological therapeutic options with electrophysiological methods in macular diseases  • Establishment of genetic therapies for the treatment of hereditary retinal diseases (in cooperation with the Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology of the University of Pennsylvania, Prof. Jean Bennett)  Stefan Sacu has been a resident at the Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Vienna, since 1999. His research interests include cataract surgery and PCO retina and macula. He taught ophthalmology to the nursing staff from 2003 -2004 at the Kaiserin- Elisabeth-Hospital,Vienna,and since 2001, he has taught practical ophthalmology for medical students at the Medical University of Vienna. His awards include the May 2003 “Theodor-Koerner Science Price”. Dr. Sacu is a member of the DGII (German Speaking Society of Intraocular Lens Implantation) and ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons). Read more
Stefan Pieh
Austria, Vienna
Stefan Pieh
Ophtalmologist
26 years of experience

accreditations:

European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
Wiener Privatklinik
Professor Stefan Pieh is an outstanding austrian ophthalmologist, he specializes in refractive eye surgery. Professor Pieh received his bachelor's degree in 2001 from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Vienna in Ophthalmology and currently teaches at the Medical University of Vienna. Head of the new Eye Refractive Surgery Center at the Ordination Center at the Vienna Private Clinic. Primary activity: REFRACTIVE SURGERY Clinical and scientific activity of correction of myopia and farsightedness using an excimer laser and implantable lenses.  SURGERY CATARACTS  Scientific research of image quality of intraocular lenses. CORNEAL DISEASES  Since 1998, he has been working in the outpatient cornea department at the Vienna General Hospital.  Honorary Member of Societies: Vienna Ophthalmological Society (WOG)  Austrian Ophthalmological Society (ÖOG)  Association ofAustrian Eye Surgeons (ÖAC)  German Ophthalmological Society (DOG)  German-speaking Intraocular Lens Implantation Society, Interventional and Refractive Surgery (DGII)  German Ophthalmic Surgeons(DOC)  European Society of Cataract and Refraction Surgeons(ESCRS) American Society of Cataract and Refraction Surgeons(ASCRS)   Read more
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FAQ about Cataract Treatment in Austria

What is cataract?

Cataract is a clouding of the lens which causes the vision loss and even blindness. The disease can affect one or both eyes. Cataract is the most common eye disease in people over 40.

Cataract causes 51% of world blindness. Over 20 million people over the world have cataract.

Surgery is the ONLY option for cataract treatment.

Cataract surgery is the procedure of clouded lens removal and the further replacement with the artificial one.

What are the cataract types?

Subcapsular cataract

Occurs at the back of the lens. People with diabetes are at the risk of this type cataract development due to taking the steroid drugs.

Nuclear cataract

Develops in the central part (nucleus) of the lens. Usually, seniors face this type of cataract.

Cortical cataract

Occurs in the lens cortex, the part that surrounds the nucleus.

What are the signs and symptoms of cataract?

If you notice some of these symptoms, visit an ophthalmologist immediately:

  • your vision has become cloudy and blurred
  • light from the lamp or sun seem too bright
  • colors around have become too dim
  • your eyes are out of focus.

How to detect cataract?

If you suspect having the cataract, consult with an eye doctor. Only after the complete examination, an ophthalmologist can confirm a diagnosis.

Cataract diagnostics usually includes standard eye tests such as:

  • visometry (the visual acuity test)
  • perimetry (the visual fields examination)
  • tonometry (the intraocular pressure measurement)
  • ophthalmoscopy (the eye fundus test).

How is cataract treated?

The indication for cataract surgery is the vision loss, which affects the person’s quality of life and causes the discomfort.

Phacoemulsification (Phaco) is the most common method for cataract surgery. During the operation, an eye surgeon makes a small incision on the eye surface and removes the damaged lens pieces with the suction device.

Phaco is a minimally invasive surgery. It means that the healing process after the operation is fast.

When the lens is extracted, an ophthalmologist carries out the intraocular lens (IOL) replacement. Instead of the natural lens, a surgeon implants the artificial IOL.

The intraocular lens is made of the plastic, acrylic, or silicone. A doctor determines the type of IOLs material due to the patient’s individual characteristics. The artificial implant is inserted via the incision made during phacoemulsification.

98% is a success rate of cataract operations. After the IOL replacement, an ophthalmologist changes the existing glass or lens prescriptions.

The surgery lasts for 1 hour. A patient is under local anesthesia during the procedure. In the most medical centers, phaco is performed on the outpatient basis. Hospitalization is not required, and a patient returns home immediately.

How much is a cataract operation?

Laser cataract surgery cost depends on the number of factors:

  • Cataract surgery charges. The surgery price varies in different medical centers. The standard bill usually includes the preparation for the procedure, cataract surgery, and postoperative examination.

Some hospitals include accommodation and meals to cataract removal cost. Consultation with an ophthalmologist can be included in the bill in some clinics, but the diagnostics is not contained to cataract eye surgery cost.

  • Geographical location of a clinic. Cataract removal cost differs from country to country. It is determined according to the economic development and the price policy within a state.
  • Experience and reputation of an eye surgeon. The cataract treatment by a highly-experienced ophthalmologist is more expensive. Usually, eye specialists undergo the international training that also affects the price of the surgery.
  • Status of a medical center. In the private clinics, cataract surgery cost is higher than in the state ones. Medical tourists over the world choose the private hospitals due to the high level of medical services and safety. The private clinics usually provide cataract surgery cost without insurance.
  • Additional services. Most of the medical facilities worldwide offer the international patients some benefits. The transfer to/from an airport, hotel booking, car rental, translation services are available in the clinics. But such benefits are not included in cataract eye surgery cost.

Top-5 countries for cataract surgery

India

The private medical institutions in this country provide the high-quality and safe healthcare services at the affordable prices. India offers the cheapest cataract surgery in the world. The cost for the operation is 40-100% lower than in European countries, but the quality is on the same level.

Producing generics (analogs to the expensive drugs) is the significant advantage of Indian clinics. In India, the medications are 10-17 times cheaper in comparison with states of Europe, Israel, the USA.

Thailand

Thai medical centers provide cataract surgery packages. It helps to save up to 70% of the money. Usually, the packages include transfer to/from an airport, preparation for the surgery, cataract operation, postoperative examination, and medications.

Laser cataract surgery cost is 35-70% lower in Thailand than in European countries, the USA, or Australia.

Medical tourists choose treatment in Thailand due to the high development of healthcare system, safety, and affordable prices. The most Thai hospitals look like the luxury resorts. Patients may combine cataract treatment with the vacation.

Turkey

Ophthalmology is one of the leading specialties in Turkey. 21.5% of all ophthalmological procedures are cataract operations.

Turkish eye doctors have the vast experience and qualification. Over 150,000 medical tourists choose Turkey for treatment due to the high quality of services.

Turkey is one of the best places for the cheap cataract operation. The price is lower up to 50% in comparison with Germany or Israel. Laser cataract surgery cost usually includes preoperative period, the surgery, examination after the procedure. Some hospitals provide patients with accommodation and meals.

Ukraine

The lowest laser cataract surgery cost in Europe is performed in Ukraine. Eye doctors cooperate with their European colleagues. It gives them an opportunity to apply the most innovative treatment methods and equipment.

Cataract surgery price in Ukraine is 50-60% lower than in Germany. The bill usually includes pre- and postoperative examination, cataract surgery, and drugs used during the operation.

Germany

Germany is considered the best country in Europe to provide ophthalmologic treatment due to the high quality of services, medications, and equipment. German eye surgeons are included in the top list of ophthalmologists worldwide.

Germany is highly developed country with a high-income economy. Over 250,000 international patients from 170 states visit Germany to receive treatment.

Due to these facts, laser cataract surgery cost is higher than in other European countries.

This page may feature information relating to various medical conditions, treatments, and healthcare services available in different countries. Please be advised that the content is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice or guidance. Please consult with your doctor or a qualified medical professional before starting or changing medical treatment.

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