Police Health’s Gold Combined cover includes partial benefits towards certain corrective laser eye surgery procedures*. Eligibility criteria, Waiting Periods and clinical requirements apply.
Learn more by reading our guide to eye surgery and private health.
The type of cover you may need can depend on the procedure and whether it’s performed as an inpatient or outpatient service.
Police Health’s Gold Hospital and Gold Combined cover includes all 38 clinical categories, including cataracts, while Gold Combined also includes benefits towards certain corrective laser eye surgery procedures*.
Learn more by reading our guide to eye surgery and private health.
Medicare generally does not cover laser eye surgery (such as LASIK or PRK) to correct short-sightedness or long-sightedness because it is classified as elective refractive surgery, not medically necessary treatment.
Learn more by reading our guide to eye surgery and private health.
All Gold level Hospital cover must include cataracts, which covers in-patient surgery to remove a cataract and replace it with an artificial lens.
Learn more by reading our guide to eye surgery and private health.