Not quite true. Medicare Parts A & B cover the diagnosis and treatment of cataracts when it has been deemed “medically necessary.” That’s the catch. In other words, you’ve probably got to be close to legally blind before you qualify.
I have droopy eyelids like my Mom did, and they’ve flat-out told me that they won’t consider corrective surgery until they’re blocking my vision. -D > On Jun 15, 2024, at 3:03 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > If your insurance covers cataracts get it done. Medicare doesn’t, from what > I’ve heard, so don’t wait until you retire. > > On Sat, Jun 15, 2024, at 15:52, mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: >> Took my mom to the Costco in East Lansing MI Thursday. >> We used the optometrist who rents an office inside Costco, who turned >> out to be great. >> $79 for full exam. He listened to her complaints of double vision when >> fatigued, and spent a lot of time dialing in prism correction to >> eliminate it. >> >> Now on to the optical department. Found a Japanese titanium frame that >> fit her and was very lightweight. $60. She had polycarb trifocals and >> wanted to stick with that. OK, lenses, $110, all coatings included in >> the base price. For reference, the frame was nicer than she currently >> wears, the lenses identical, and she paid $252 (plus $256 from her >> insurance coverage) in 2019. OK, we're half done. Found a slightly >> larger frame, also titanium, also $60, but made in China like everything >> else. Bifocal polarized gray sunglasses, also polycarb, $108. Discount >> for buying multiple sets of glasses for the same patient in the same >> order: $50. Total $118 for sunglasses, plus $170 for the first pair, is >> $288 for glasses. >> >> Now about me: I saw the same optometrist today for a 2nd opinion on my >> Rx and to fix my computer glasses Rx that my MD wrote for 16 away when I >> need 20-24". He wrote my Rx, but referred me to a surgeon and >> recommended I don't buy glasses yet. When I went to my MD two months >> ago, I fully expected we'd be setting up a referral for cataract >> removal, but he didn't think it was time yet. The DO agrees that I'm >> having trouble seeing, and thinks everything in my eyes is OK except for >> the cataracts. Therefore he thinks the reason my dominate right eye is >> blurred is cataracts. >> >> Everybody I know says they wished they'd had their cataracts removed >> years earlier than they did. >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
