Medicare covered corrective lenses items and patient share of cost

Corrective Lenses items covered by medicare.

What Medicare Covers
•Prosthetic Lenses —Cataract glasses —Conventional glasses and contact lenses after surgery with an intraocular lens —Intraocular lenses An ophthalmologist or an optometrist mustprescribe these items. Important:Only standard frames are covered.Eyeglasses and cataract lenses are covered even ifyou had the surgery before you had Medicare.Payment may be made for lenses for both eyes evenif cataract surgery involved only one eye.

What You Pay
You are covered for one pair ofeyeglasses or contact lenses aftereach cataract surgery with anintraocular lens. You pay 20% ofthe Medicare-approved amountafter you pay the Medicare Part Bdeductible for the year ($135 in2009). Medicare pays the other80%. Costs may be different ifthe supplier doesn’t acceptassignment. See page 8. If youwant to upgrade the frames, youpay any additional cost.