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Vision Care
What Is Covered

Whether or not you choose a VBA-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:

Benefit

Frequency

VBA Participating Provider

Non-Participating Provider

Vision Exam

Once every 12 months

Covered 100%

$35 Reimbursement

Clear Standard Lenses

Single Vision

Once every 12 months Covered 100%

$40 Reimbursement

Bifocal

$50 Reimbursement

Blended “No Line” Bifocals $50 Reimbursement

Trifocal

$75 Reimbursement

Lenticular

$100 Reimbursement

Progressive Multifocal

$75 Maximum Reimbursement

Polycarbonate Lenses

Not covered

Tints/UV Protective/ Scratch Resistant Coatings

Not covered

A/R coatings   Covered 100% Not covered
Photocromic Lenses

Frames

Once every 12 months

Covered 100% up to $75 wholesale allowance (approximately $160 to $200 retail)

$60 Reimbursement

NOTE: When you use a VBA provider, you must present a VBA benefit form on your first visit.
*The UCR (usual, customary and reasonable) fee is charged by other providers in a specific geographic area.

Contact Lenses Selected in lieu of glasses
Contacts and a contact lens exam are reimbursed up to a combined maximum of $190.

Contacts - Medically Required
VBA will pay 100% of the UCR fee* if you use a VBA-participating provider and $250 if you use a non-participating provider.

Additional Vision Care Benefits
The following options are supplementary cosmetic benefits available through the Vision Care Plan for an additional cost. All fees for additional benefits are set by VBA.

  • Rimless frames
  • Lamination of a lens or lenses
  • Contact lenses or frames in excess of what is covered by the plan

Call VBA's Customer Service Department at 1-800-432-4966 or visit the VBA Web site for information about these benefits.

 

 

 

 

   
Vision Care
What Is Covered
What Is Not Covered
When Coverage Ends
When Coverage Ends for a Dependent Child
   
Related Forms
VBA Enrollment Form
VBA Change Form
   
Related Links
Vision Benefits of America
   

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