The person working at the computer monitor:

• already wears glasses
• has an employment relationship that will continue for at least 6 months
• is not younger than 40 (exceptions are possible)

The University of Cologne has a framework agreement with the company Fielmann. This framework agreement has the advantage is that there is transparency regarding the services to be expected and that you receive a pair of glasses for computer workstations which fully meet the requirements of the German statutory accident insurance from the University of Cologne.

You can visit any of the approximately 780 Fielmann branches in Germany to obtain advice and order your glasses.

The service provided under the framework agreement is free of charge and includes:

• frames from the Nulltarif-Collection (approx. 700 models - plastic or metal)
• lenses from leading brand manufacturers that are tested for quality according to DIN ISO standards
• anti-reflective coating
• a selection of glasses tailored to your needs:
  • Single vision lens colourless silicate,
  • Computer glasses in colourless plastic or
  • Bifocal glass in colourless plastic

Do you meet the above requirements? The details on how to proceed are listed here:

1. Eye-test

   If you feel that you may need glasses for your computer workstation, please make an appointment for a preventive medical check-up with the company medical service by calling +49 (0)221 470-1915 or by e-mailing arbeitsmedizin-k@medical-gmbh.de or alternatively with the “Bookingtime” scheduling tool of our company medical service. In doing so, you agree to the data protection conditions of “Bookingtime”. Please select only “Sonderkalender der Universität zu Köln” as the examination location. Click here to book the appointment

   Employees of the University Hospital, as well as PJ students and medical students, please contact the company doctor of the University Hospital via betriebsarzt@uk-koeln.de / Appointments for preventive care / consultation hours: : +49 221 478-6091.

   If the company doctor determines during the examination that you need glasses for VDU workstations, they will provide you with an order form for Fielmann.

    
2. Selection and manufacture of the glasses for computer workstations
   Take the order form to any Fielmann branch in Germany. There you will be advised on the available glasses within the framework agreement.  You can then choose a model from the Nulltariff-Collection. Fielmann will the make the suitable glasses for you. You can usually pick up the finished computer workstation glasses within 2 weeks.
    
3. Billing
   Fielmann bills the University directly.
    
4. Additional services
   If you require additional services beyond the framework agreement (e.g. thinner lenses, frames subject to a charge, etc.), Fielmann will invoice these directly to you. The University of Cologne will not cover these costs.
    
5. Availing of the service of an optician other than Fielmann
   If you order your glasses from an optician other than Fielmann, you will have to pay the full invoice amount in advance and will be reimbursed by the University upon presentation of the invoice along with the company medical certificate. This amount is usually EURO 67. Please send the order form completed by the company medical service and the invoice from your optician to bae-dienst@uni-koeln.de
    
6. Further information
   In rare cases, it may be possible that the framework contract services cannot cover your needs (e.g. in the case of aspherical glass). In such cases, please contact your HR department in advance to discuss individual cost coverage.
   If you have any medical questions, please contact the company medical service (arbeitsmedizin-k@medical-gmbh.de or +49 (0)221 470-1915).
   If you have any questions about the workstation glasses process, please contact bae-dienst@uni-koeln.de .