The National Health Service does not reimburse laser vision correction procedures, considering them to be… cosmetic procedures. Private clinics performing these medical procedures offer a very wide range of laser surgical techniques, which are quite expensive, but…
When it comes to vision correction, however, you have to think about the prices of treatments a little differently than just using the amounts due for them, which at first glance may seem prohibitive – unnecessarily so, since laser vision correction treatments can be financed by installments. It’s also important to think about the fact that by regaining your falcon vision, you stop:
- Experience the discomfort of having to wear glasses. Despite the possibility of preparing glasses for the patient that have glasses with an index (index is the refractive index of a material, that is, the speed of a wave at the boundary of two media – the boundary of air and the boundary of the lens material, the higher the index, the thinner and lighter the glasses), with large visual defects, the eyeglass lenses will protrude beyond the frame, and the image seen through the glasses will not be clear and stable. Eyeglasses can evaporate, can get damaged, get lost….
- To contend with the troubles that arise when wearing contact lenses, such as their temporary intolerance, the need to maintain a sanitary regime when inserting/removing them, the constant expense of solutions, containers and other accessories. Yes, there are daily disposable lenses, but they are the most expensive and not everyone can afford them (for example, a person with different eyesight always faces the need to buy two packs, instead of one). Besides all that: you always pay for soft contact lenses out of your own pocket. The National Health Service only reimburses hard lenses for patients who have a prescription for them from a doctor who has a contract with the National Health Service and who only struggle with conditions such as corneal cone, varicose vision (when the difference in required vision correction between the eyes is more than 4 diopters) and lenslessness.
Summarize your expenses!
It should be remembered that corrective eyeglasses are now treated as a styling element, and rarely does anyone stop at one pair of them. Good quality glasses and frames are expensive. If you have a large visual defect, it is also common to invest in sunglasses with corrective lenses. If you work in front of a computer, it’s also a good idea to have an extra pair of glasses with glasses that have a blue light filter.
Glasses for a major vision defect make it difficult or impossible to participate in many sports and professions. If they can be replaced with contact lenses, half a misfortune – if not, we are left with giving up our passion or working in our dream profession.
A steadily worsening and high visual defect requires being under constant eye care. Since good ophthalmic care, like good dental care, is almost exclusively in the private sector, additional costs are to be expected.
Adding up all the expenses associated with embracing the needs of being a short- or long-sighted person, often with astigmatism included, we can consider that in 20-30 years they will reach a not inconsiderable amount of tens of thousands of zlotys. In this situation, the price of laser vision correction no longer seems so prohibitive and quite reasonable. And no, it’s not that the more expensive the laser vision correction procedure, the better – it’s just that there are many procedures, because laser vision correction is one of the most individualized medical procedures of the 21st century, and it’s tailored to the needs of the individual patient.
When opting for laser vision correction, you have a choice:
Deep methods (you function for the next day)
- FEMTO-LASIK;
- SMART SIGHT.
Surface methods (you function after a week).
- EBK
- PRK/LASEK
- Trans PRK
The doctor will decide which method is optimal in your case during the initial and preoperative examinations.
If you want to be sure that your plan to regain your falcon vision will definitely succeed, read why you should have it performed at our Clinic. Patients’ welfare and comfort always come first with us. We know that you care about both the highest quality of the procedure and the time. Swiss Laser is:
- Experience of reputable Swiss clinics
- world-leading laser technology
- 100% Swiss quality and Austrian reliability
- Up to 5 years guarantee of good vision
And all this at Polish – not Western – prices. And, we remind you, the possibility of installment financing. At Swisslaser, you will be under the care of specialists, whose head and mentor is Dr. Victor Derhartunian, who trains doctors around the world in the field of laser vision correction using highly advanced SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions devices.
Don’t scour the Internet for answers to the question of what eyeglass frames are fashionable this spring. Get rid of your visual impairment and glasses once and for all!
