Refund & Cancellation Policy
Transparent guidelines for handling billing inquiries, duplicate debits, session timeouts, cancellations, and approved refunds at Vijaya Eye Hospital in Bangalore.
Commitment to Ethical Financial Administration
At Vijaya Eye Hospital (Vijaya Eye Clinic), we ensure that all patient financial transactions—whether conducted at our hospital registration desks, optical store, or via authorized digital payment links—are handled fairly, transparently, and promptly. This policy outlines our protocols for resolving duplicate debits, processing cancellation requests, and issuing approved refunds.
Policy Sections
Financial Scope & Website Clarification
Submitting an appointment inquiry or consultation request on this website is completely free of charge. The website does not require advance registration deposits or online credit card pre-authorizations.
This Refund & Cancellation Policy applies to formal payments made by patients or their families for in-person outpatient consultations, specialized diagnostic imaging, day-care surgical packages (e.g., sutureless cataract surgery, vitreoretinal procedures), eyewear and prescription lenses purchased at Neha Opticals, and authorized digital invoices.
Duplicate & Disputed Transactions
In the event of a transaction dispute, accidental double-swipe at a physical card terminal, or an unexpected debit discrepancy regarding your hospital bill:
1. Direct Hospital Resolution (Fastest Redressal)
We strongly advise patients to contact the Vijaya Eye Hospital Billing & Accounts Desk immediately. Our billing team can instantly verify server receipts, identify duplicate entries on merchant settlement statements, and initiate refunds directly without bureaucratic delays.
2. Verification and Refund Method
Upon verifying that a duplicate debit or erroneous billing occurred, the approved refund will be routed back to the original source method (credit/debit card, bank account, or UPI) through the payment gateway or issued via standard hospital accounting procedures (such as electronic NEFT/RTGS transfer).
Patient Note: Resolving discrepancies directly with the hospital billing department ensures the quickest turnaround. While patients maintain all statutory consumer and banking rights, lodging premature external chargebacks before hospital verification often freezes transaction records with payment aggregators, prolonging settlement times.
Technical Issues & Session Timeouts
If you encounter an unexpected browser crash, network disconnection, or payment gateway timeout during an electronic transaction:
⚠️ If Your Account WAS Debited:
Do not re-attempt payment immediately. Check your SMS or banking app for a transaction UTR or reference number. Contact our billing coordinator via phone (080-23360953) or email (info@vijayaeyeclinic.com) with the amount, timestamp, and patient name so we can verify whether the payment settled.
✓ If Your Account Was NOT Debited:
You may safely retry the transaction using your preferred payment method, or choose to settle the balance at the hospital registration counter during your visit.
Cancellations & Rescheduling
We understand that personal emergencies, medical circumstances, or travel changes may require altering your hospital plans:
Outpatient Consultation Rescheduling
Routine eye consultations can be rescheduled at no additional fee. Please notify our reception team at least 24 hours in advance so our doctors can accommodate other waiting patients.
Elective Surgery & Procedure Deposits
Where an advance deposit has been paid toward a scheduled day-care surgical procedure (such as cataract, refractive, or retinal surgery) and the procedure cannot proceed due to clinical contraindications (e.g., elevated blood sugar, systemic infection) or patient rescheduling, the deposit will be credited toward the rescheduled surgery date or refunded following medical superintendent review.
Optical Products at Neha Opticals
Custom prescription lenses ground to individual optical specifications cannot be cancelled or returned once optical laboratory processing has commenced. Spectacle frames with manufacturing defects are eligible for replacement or repair in accordance with manufacturer warranty terms.
Refund Processing Timelines
Once a refund request is evaluated, verified against banking logs, and formally approved by hospital administration, the refund will be credited back to the original payment source within 7 to 10 working days.
Note: The exact timing of fund appearance on your monthly bank statement depends on your issuing bank or card payment network's reconciliation cycle.
Billing Support & Grievance Contacts
For any billing inquiries, payment receipts, duplicate debit verification, or refund support, please contact our hospital billing desks:
PV Plaza, 193/B/2, 17th Main Road, Opp. Sarvajna Bus Stop, MC Layout, Vijayanagar, Bengaluru 560040
12/2/B, Outer Ring Road, Bhuvaneshwari Nagar, Nagadevanahalli, Bengaluru 560060