Vision Plan
Eye health is important to you and your family’s overall health. A vision plan from UnitedHealthcare helps make it easy to maintain healthier eyes and good sight while helping you save money. Our vision plan provides eye exams and eyeglasses or contacts as well as discounts on popular lens options, laser vision correction, and extra pairs of eyewear. You’ll have access to a national network of providers that includes a mix of ophthalmologists and optometrists in both private practice and retail settings.
Plan highlights
Network services
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Exam(s) $0 Eyeglasses (lenses and frames) $0
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Exam(s) Once every 12 months Eyeglass lenses Once every 12 months Frames Once every 12 months Contact lenses instead of eyeglasses Once every 12 months
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Find out if your optometrist, ophthalmologist, private practice or retail shop is in network
Plan highlights
Whether your vision is 20/20 or less than perfect, everyone needs to receive regular vision care. This vision plan from UnitedHealthcare gives you access to a large network of eye-health providers and the freedom to choose treatment options and eyewear.
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Our national network of providers includes a mix of ophthalmologists and optometrists in both private practice and retail settings. Using network eye-health providers will help you save money.
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If you choose contact lenses instead of eyeglasses, this vision plan covers the fitting and evaluation fees, contact lenses (including disposables) and up to two follow-up visits with your eye doctor. If you choose contacts that are not covered in full, you will get an allowance toward the purchase price and we waive the copayment.
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With this eye care program, children up to age 13 can receive a second eye exam each plan year. The program also offers coverage for a new pair of glasses (frames and lenses) if your child's vision prescription changes .5 diopter or greater in a plan year. This coverage is available at no additional premium cost and standard copays apply.
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You get a comprehensive eye exam when you see a network vision provider. If a disease or eye disorder is found, you'll be referred to your health plan for medical eye coverage. Retinal screening is available to help assess your eye health.
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When you use a network provider, you have an allowance you can use to help buy any frames your eye doctor offers. High-index lenses, anti-reflective coatings and more are offered at a discount. Standard scratch-resistant coating is included at no additional charge.
Choices of vision care providers
Our vision plan uses the UnitedHealthcare Vision Network, which has over 150,000 access points nationally that gives members the freedom to choose a provider or retailer that fits their needs – whether virtual or in person, national, local, specialty or online.
Participating retailers* in our vision network include:
- 1800 Contacts
- America’s Best
- Costco Optical
- Eyemart Express
- Eyeglass World
- For Eyes
- GlassesUSA
- LensCrafters
- MyEyeDr.
- Sam’s Club
- Shopko
- Target Optical
- uhccontacts.com
- uhcglasses.com
- Visionworks
- Walmart Vision Center
- Warby Parker
*Retailers a of July 1, 2023. List subject to change.
Discounts available
With the vision plan, you can take advantage of a number of different discounts — all of them are great to see and hear.
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Our vision plan gives you access to discounts on Eyesafe® blue light blocking screen filters for your digital devices. Eyesafe screen filters can be easily applied to select smartphones, tablets and laptops and are designed to help reduce exposure to high-energy blue light and maintain quality and luminance.
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Ready to see savings? If not covered by your plan, you can save up to 40% on popular lens options, like progressive lenses, tints, anti-reflective coating and more. You can also look forward to:
Standard scratch-resistant coating, included at no charge.
Discounts are available on additional pairs of eyeglasses, including prescription sunglasses at participating locations.
Not available in all states.
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When ordering contacts, use our online discount ordering program to help save up to 10%.
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You'll have access to discounts on laser vision correction procedures through our alliance with QualSight® LASIK. All QualSight LASIK surgeons offer members a discount of up to 35% of national pricing.
When you choose QualSight LASIK, you get extra value, including:
- Free LASIK consultation.
- Bladeless laser vision correction procedures.
- Personal QualSight Care Manager for one-on-one help throughout the process and more.
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With your UnitedHealthcare vision plan, you’ll have access to hundreds of name-brand and private-label hearing aids at significant savings. You’ll receive access to professional, nationwide support, online tutorials, hearing health tips and more, to help you get the most out of your hearing aids.