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Appointment
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How to check your
insurance benefits prior to making your appointment:
Patients who
see their eye doctor are sometimes seen using vision
insurance
benefits and sometimes seen using medical insurance
benefits. Some patients have both types of insurance
and others have only medical insurance.
Vision
Insurance:
Most
insurances have a members website where you can check
your benefits. If you have Vision Service Plan you
will not receive an insurance card but can check
benefits here
Medical
Insurance:
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Your medical doctor has referred you for an examination
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You are having a
medical problem with your eyes
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You have an
infection or eye injury
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Some patients, particularly those with conditions such as diabetes or glaucoma,
are allowed a complete medical eye examination each year by their health plan.
This varies from one plan to the next, so we recommend you call
your plan and ask before scheduling an appointment.
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It is
important for you to know your benefits and obtain any necessary
referrals prior to your examination. To help you, we
recommend you follow these steps:
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Contact the health plan’s
phone number on your insurance card.
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If this is a medical visit,
ask your health plan if a referral from your Primary Care
Physician (PCP) is necessary. If so, please contact
your PCP for a referral. Some PCP’s will not issue
referrals to their patients after the visit, so it is
important that you call first.
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If this is a routine vision
exam, ask the health plan if you have vision benefits.
A. How often are you eligible
for a routine vision exam?
B. Do you have a co-pay?
C. Do you have benefits for
glasses and contact lenses?
D. How often are you eligible
for glasses and/or contacts?
E. What does your insurance
pay toward frames, lenses and
contact lenses?
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What to bring to your appointment:
Please bring
- Your
eyeglasses, contact lenses, and any low vision aids you use.
- Your doctor
will also ask you to provide a list of your allergies and medication (with
dosages). This includes any eye drops, over the counter medications, or
supplements used in the past six months.
- New
patients will need a
Medical
History form (print and bring completed form with you).
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Your current insurance card.
A copy will be placed in your file for billing purposes.
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If your visit requires a referral from your
Primary Care
Physician (PCP), please bring a copy of the referral with
you.
In some cases, your
doctor may feel it is important to obtain a copy of your previous medical
records.
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If your eyes will be dilated...
If
you are uncomfortable driving after having your eyes are dilated, please arrange to
have someone drive you to and from your appointment. Dilation time is
different for everyone and could last several hours.
Will you be selecting new glasses? If your eyes
will be dilated and you are planning to purchase new glasses, please try to
arrive early enough to browse our Optical Department and select your frames
prior to having your eyes dilated. You will be able to make a better
selection when you can see more clearly.
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