*What if I have a medical condition/disease (ie: diabetes, cataracts, glaucoma, etc) AND need a new prescription for glasses?
It is important to evaluate your medical conditions before issuing a glasses prescription. If the overall health of your eyes isn’t stable, a glasses prescription may not be accurate. Once the doctor has determined your medical condition is stable, a refraction test may be performed in order to obtain your glasses prescription. If done during the same visit as your medical exam, the charge for this test will be an out of pocket expense, as medical insurance will not cover the charge. You may also opt to return on a different date to use any vision benefits for the cost of the refraction. Unfortunately, both insurances cannot be billed on the same date of service.
*I wasn’t given an insurance card for my vision plan and I don’t know the name of the insurance company. How do I find that information?
Vision insurances commonly do not provide their subscribers with an insurance card. While some vision payers are easy to identify based on your medical insurance carrier, that is not always the case. It is the patient’s responsibility to obtain and provide their insurance information, so we recommend that you reach out to the Human Resource contact at your employer. We do request that you have this information available when calling to schedule. This will allow us to handle your call efficiently, reducing your hold times, and provide you with accurate participation and eligibility information for your specific plan.
*Do you participate with Davis Vision?
We do not participate with Davis Vision; however, in many cases, Davis Vision will reimburse the patient for any services or materials they pay out of pocket for at Laurel Eye Clinic. We can assist you with providing Davis Vision the necessary information to request your reimbursement.
*Do you participate with Pennsylvania State Medicaid plans (ie: Traditional Access, UPMC for You, Amerihealth Caritas, etc)?
We participate with most of these Medicaid plans for medical exams only. This includes care for conditions such as diabetes, cataracts, glaucoma, dry eye, etc. We do not participate with the vision benefits associated with these plans, which would typically cover a healthy eye exam, glasses or contact lenses.