There is a difference between medical eye care and vision care. Do you know the difference?
Medical Eye Care	Medical eye care involves the care of a physician who provides his or her medical knowledge to resolve a complaint related to the health of your eyes. Complaints such as red, itchy eyes, blurry vision, headaches and pressure in eyes, scratches/infection, etc. These types of conditions are considered medical conditions especially as they can signal other medical problems. Therefore, they are covered by most insurance companies. It is very important that you understand what kind of services your health insurance covers. Our office handles hundreds of patients a month and as much as we would love to know what each individual patient�s arrangements are with their own health insurance, it is not possible with our current staff. To add additional staff would mean we would have to increase our fees to cover their pay.
Vision Care	Vision care involves the care of a physician or trained optometrist who provides his or her knowledge to determine how well you can see and what is needed by way of glasses or contact lenses to improve your vision. This type of care is considered vision care and normally is not covered by health insurance but is usually covered by a vision plan with a participating optometrist. If you have a vision plan, it is important that you understand what it covers and what it does not cover.
It�s your policy, please know what it covers! Vision plans do not cover medical care. Likewise, health insurance plans do not cover vision care. However, some health insurance plans allow one vision care visit periodically under the Wellness or Preventative Benefits. If your plan has this, only you can determine it by knowing your plan benefits. Your plan benefits can be found in your policy benefits book or by calling the number on your insurance card to inquire about your benefits. For your sake, please know your coverage!