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Vision Care
What Is Covered

Whether or not you choose a NVA-participating provider, vision care benefits include a vision exam, standard lenses and a pair of frames once every 12 months. You and your covered spouse and dependents are eligible for the following benefits:

Co-payment
None

NVA Participating Provider

Non-Participating Provider

Examination

Once Every Plan Year

Covered 100%

Reimbursed Amount up to $35

Lenses

Once Every Plan Year
  • Single Vision
  • Bifocal
  • Trifocal
  • Lenticular
  • Progressives
  • Standard AR Coating
  • Premium AR Coating
  • Fashion Gradient Tint
  • High Index
  • Standard Scratch Coating
  • Solid Tints
  • UV Coatings
  • Photochromatic
  • Polycarbonates
  • Transitions
  • Blended Bifocal (Segment)

 

 

Standard Glass or Plastic
Covered 100%



  • Up to $40
  • Up to $50
  • Up to $75
  • Up to $100
  • Up to $76*
  • N/A
  • N/A
  • N/A
  • N/A
  • N/A
  • N/A
  • N/A
  • N/A
  • N/A
  • N/A

 

Frames

Once Every Plan Year

 

Retail Allowance - Up to $190 (20% discount off balance)**

Up to $60

Contact Lenses

Once Every Plan Year

Elective Contact Lenses

Medically Necessary****

 

In lieu of Lenses & Frame

  • Up to $190 Retail1 (15% discount (Conventional) or 10% discount (Disposable) off balance)***
  • Covered 100%

 

In lieu of Lenses & Frame

  • Up to $190
  • Up to $250

*Includes standard lens allowance
**Does not apply to Wal-Mart / Sam's Club locations
***Does not apply to Wal-Mart / Sam's Club or Contact Fill and the following locations: Target, Sears, JC Penney, Boscov's, Pearle, K-Mart, & Macys
****Pre-approval from NVA required

1Additional professional services related to contact lenses (also known as fitting fees) would be included in the contact lens allowance shown above.

Lens options purchased from a participating NVA provider will be provided to the member at the amounts listed in the fixed option pricing list below:

  • $56  Polarized (Single Vision)*
  • $66  Polarized (Multi-Focal)*

*Polarized will be $75 at the following locations: Target, Sears, JC Penney, Boscov's, Pearle, K-Mart, & Macys

Options not listed will be priced by NVA providers at their reasonable & customary retail price less 20%.

Wal-Mart / Sam's Club Stores: Due to their everyday low prices Wal-Mart / Sam's Club will not provide the lens options at the fees listed in the fixed option pricing list. Wal-Mart / Sam's Club stores accept NVA for materials. Doctors affiliated with Wal-Mart / Sam's Club are not Wal-Mart / Sam's Club employees; therefore, participation for exams varies.

 

 

 

 

 

   
Vision Care
What Is Covered
What Is Not Covered
When Coverage Ends
When Coverage Ends for a Dependent Child
   
Related Forms
NVA Vision Policy
Claim Form for Non-Participating Providers
Schedule of Vision Benefits
EyeEssential Plan
   
Related Links
National Vision Administrators
   

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