Vision insurance vs. medical insurance for an eye exam

Vision insurance and medical insurance pay for different parts of eye care. Vision plans such as VSP and EyeMed cover a routine exam and a benefit toward glasses or contact lenses. Medical insurance, your regular health plan, covers problems: infection, injury, dry eye, glaucoma, and diabetic eye disease.

Which card gets billed depends on why you came in, not on which card you hand over first. A visit that starts as a routine exam can become partly medical if we find something that needs medical care. We will tell you when that happens.

Fairview Eyecare accepts both kinds of plans, including Medicaid and Medicare. The staff checks the cards and will help you use the benefits you already have. If you are not sure which visit to book, text the office a photo of both cards.