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Eye Exam

February 15th, 2013 at 08:27 pm

I went to the optometrist today. My employer just started offering vision insurance in November, and I signed up as both DW and I require corrective lenses. The cost is $13.24 per month, or $158.88 per year.

The coverage included $10 copay for exam, $25 copay for lenses, and a $130 allowance for frames. Anything over $130, I pay 80%. I can get new frames every 24 months.

So, I picked out a pair of frames that costs $155, so I paid the $20 difference. Plus $10 for the exam and $25 for the lenses = $55 for exam and new glasses. Of course, plus the insurance = $210.88. But, DW will get new glasses sometime later this year.

The glasses should be ready in about 10 days. Hopefully they don't break!

2 Responses to “Eye Exam”

  1. Jerry Says:
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    That is a nice insurance option to have, congrats! My glasses are generally a lot cheaper than my wife's as she has terrible vision and it leads her lenses to cost like 8 times as much as mine. Optical coverage helps a lot in that regard. (As does living overseas sometimes. When we were in E-Europe I would get nice frames on eBay for cheap, and then have lenses put in for about $7!) I hope you enjoy the new frames!
    Jerry

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