Cataract treatment at Confraternitaet & Goldenes Kreuz Private Clinic in Vienna, Austria, centers on restoring vision through high-precision lens replacement. The program is led by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rupert Menapace, who brings over 40 years of clinical experience and has performed 40,000+ surgeries. The clinic holds EFQM Committed to Excellence accreditation and offers customized vision correction using premium intraocular lenses.
The clinic specializes in computer-assisted phacoemulsification, which is a modern method to remove a cloudy lens. The procedure is performed as an outpatient service, letting patients return home the same day. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Menapace uses eye drops for local anesthesia, which avoids the need for injections around the eye. Surgery typically takes only 10 to 15 minutes per eye.
Patients can choose from several lens types to match their lifestyle and visual needs. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Menapace provides expert guidance on lens selection to help reduce or remove the need for glasses. The clinic offers the following IOL variants:
Vision usually improves within a few days following the procedure. Patients must use anti-inflammatory eye drops for 2 to 3 weeks and avoid rubbing the eye. The clinic uses an attending physician system, giving patients access to a network of 350+ affiliated specialists. Self-pay packages are available, and the facility works with various international insurers to manage billing. Each package for cataract surgery typically includes:
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Confraternität & Goldenes Kreuz is a private hospital in Vienna formed in 2026 from two long-standing hospitals: the Confraternität, Vienna's oldest private hospital, whose origins go back to 1729, and the Goldenes Kreuz, home to the largest private maternity department in Austria. Both now operate on a single campus close to the Vienna General Hospital, with a shared new building nearby due to open at the end of 2028. The hospital has around 120 beds, cares for roughly 9,000 inpatients a year, and works with a network of about 350 affiliated specialists, many of them university professors. It belongs to the Mavie Med group, part of the UNIQA insurance group.
The hospital's certified Breast Health Center diagnoses and treats breast cancer to internationally recognised quality standards, supported by breast cancer surgeons and oncologists. Gynaecological cancers, blood disorders, and cancers of the digestive organs, prostate and other sites are also treated, with surgery, medical oncology and haematology working side by side.
The Goldenes Kreuz hosts the largest private maternity department in the country, with around 1,600 births a year. Specialists in obstetrics, anaesthesia and intensive care are on site around the clock, and a paediatrician with neonatology training is on call day and night. A fertility centre, an endometriosis centre and prenatal diagnostics complete the women's health offering, and the hospital works closely with the university women's and children's clinics nearby.
The hospital's doctors cover the following fields:
Treatment is available on an outpatient, day-clinic or inpatient basis, and each patient is cared for throughout by an attending specialist of their choice.
Radiology, a laboratory, anaesthesia and an intensive care unit are on site, and rooms are single or double, designed for comfort and recovery. A strong emphasis on preventive medicine allows illnesses to be detected early through comprehensive check-up programmes.
The hospital has long experience caring for patients from abroad, with an international desk and interpreters for the following languages, among others:
Its central location offers excellent transport links.
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