Eye Exam and Appointment FAQs
Our eye exams are only $99 when you pay that day! Our complete dilated eye exam includes a comprehensive evaluation of the health of the eye and glasses prescription. If we discover a need for further evaluation, it will be offered on an optional per-test basis. If you would like contact lenses, those exams require additional time and tests. Contact lens exams begin at $60, to keep your eyes healthy we do require a dilated eye exam within the last year to get fit for contacts.
Occasionally we have openings due to a patient rescheduling, however, our appointment schedule is generally filled 1 to 3 days in advance. If you are in need of a same-day appointment, please contact our scheduler at (918) 296-3937 to check availability. We are more than happy to put your name on our “Same Day Waiting List” to contact in the event that a space becomes available.
When we dilate your eye, we use eye drops to expand the pupil to make it larger so we can see into the eye better. We use a mild dilation on all complete exams that does not affect your “near vision”. If this does not give us adequate views of the inside of the eye, we may use a second stronger drop. There is no fee for dilation. This is all done in your initial complete exam.
Sometimes, if there is question of disease in the eye, you may need to return for testing on a separate day. In these types of exams, where pathology is suspected, medical insurance is used. Vision plans only cover basic eye exams for healthy eyes.
Insurance FAQs
We try to accept as many insurance and vision plans as we can with maintaining our level of care. Occasionally when plans change, we do have to drop them to maintain our mission of improving lives. If we do not participate in your plan, we are happy so see you as a self pay patient, this can be a more affordable option than people assume. Please call our office to learn about other means of financing your eye and vision care such as Care Credit. We will assist you to gain a clearer understanding of what benefits your plan contributes towards.
May I use a vision plan for my visit?
It is common that patients come to our office using a vision plan to cover their annual eye examination. Our staff can often find unknown vision plans through your medical insurance. If you do not currently have a vision plan, we can see you under your medical insurance or self pay.
What is the difference?
Vision plans may provide discounts towards of the cost of a routine eye exam when blurry vision, eyestrain or headaches may be the problem. A routine or general eye exam is when you come in wanting a check on the eyes without a complaint that qualifies as medical such as dry eyes, fluctuating vision, or cataracts. During a general exam the doctor performs a complete health check on the eyes, checks your vision, and analyzes your needs for eyeglasses(called a refraction). Vision plans may also help cover some of the cost of materials you wish to buy, such as frames, lenses, or contact lenses. Vision plans usually cover one complete exam per year.
If your routine eye examination discovers concerns about potential medical conditions now or in the future, your doctor may recommend a follow up for a medical office visit, for which you may use your medical insurance or pay out of pocket. Medical conditions can be anything from irritated eyes, blurry vision not helped by glasses, or sight-threatening eye disease. Medical insurance is used when your doctor orders special testing, performs a diagnostic procedure, or sees you for a follow-up visit to monitor a condition. Medical insurance covers as many visits and follow-ups as required for medical causes and require a specialist copay for each visit. Medical insurance can also cover your eye exam if you are scheduling your exam due to concerns not related to glasses or contacts. Examples would be common problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, autoimmune disease such as arthritis, cancer, and checking because others in your family have been diagnosed with eye disease.
Accepted Vision Plans
- Aetna
- Blue Cross – Blue
- Shield
- Cigna
- Community Care
- Federal Blue Cross – Blue Shield Discount Plan
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- United Healthcare
- Vision Service
- Plan (VSP)
Contact Lens FAQs
Standard contact lens exams involve correcting vision for one distance or category such as nearsightedness or farsightedness. If this level can be performed maintaining healthy eyes and good clear vision this is where we begin.
Occasionally, clearer vision at all distances or one distance requires a premium exam. Unusual shaped eyes may also require a more premium exam. Some examples needing premium exams are: treating astigmatism, bifocal or multifocal vision correction, unusually sized or shaped eyes, or other special conditions requires deeper knowledge and more time invested to benefit the patient. This premium examination results in higher exam fees.
What you see on the internet is not always true. We have found it might cost you more … in ways you never expected. We keep our retail prices similar to reputable online retailers. Most feel our prices are better than any online retailer can provide, especially when you consider our services, commitments, and added perks. We offer a patient perks package with an annual supply of soft contact lenses which includes:
- MONEY-BACK rebates that are only available through your doctor.
- FREE replacements lenses if one rips, tears, or gets lost.
- FREE checks if your vision changes within 6 months.
- FREE exchanges of unopened boxes, if your Rx changes within the year
- SAVE $50 on your favorite pair of non-prescription sunglasses $90 and over*
* offers excludes combining other deals
Our prices may appear similar to or often less, than – those you find online, you’ll save approximately $10 on shipping, up to $100 with our rebate, and earn $50 toward the purchase of sunglasses, those hidden benefits add up!
Eyeglasses FAQs
We feel these types of deals are great for finding new restaurants, or getting seasonal businesses more traffic but, this is not ideal when it comes to your personal healthcare.
As you might imagine, if we were attempting to get as many people through our doors as possible without regard to maintaining our level of care, we might require the assistance of 3rd party promotional deals like these. We recommend always checking the online patient reviews (ex Google or Facebook) before using a business that has extreme offers. Our mission is to improve every patients life at every encounter. We maintain a patient flow schedule to allow staff to spend time with patients to meet their needs.
Absolutely, that is your right and we are happy to send it with you or print it off you any time it is current. We try to provide a no pressure experience while educating about all the options that will help improve your lives. If you wish to shop elsewhere, we routinely sit down with patients and help teach them what to look for to get a quality pair of glasses like we sell. Although we routinely have patients who return to Insight Eyecare to purchase their eyewear from us after they have shopped around. We are here to help you get the most out of your vision. We regularly find ourselves consulting on poorly fitted and made glasses, quality of materials and coatings, as well as poorly recommended lens options that don’t meet the patient’s specific work needs.
Eyeglasses are a market where you still get what you pay for. For example, our glare-free lenses have over 10 atomized layers made to the lenses once they are cut to your fame in a vacuum chamber. This process takes almost 20 hours on a 5 million dollar machine. It makes the lens surface free of glare, clean easier, and resist scratches. We have had patients pay more for inferior treatments and even lenses just dipped into a dye to make them appear the same.
Eyeglasses performance is directly related to three things: the optics of the lens, the measurements used by the optician to center the lenses, and the lens model customization. Eyeglasses work best if they are made correctly to customized measurements for your face and frame, and being made from lens materials that don’t impede the transmission of light from the objects you choose to focus upon. Lenses with the best optics are not the least expensive lenses, and exceptional opticians can be hard to find. There can be unexpected costs when purchasing cheaper (often inferior) optical products, such as poorly made lenses, poorly fit frames and poor lens choices that don’t necessarily match your specific needs. This can result in your need to return (repeatedly) to the merchant and lead to a great deal of avoidable frustration. We have found that our prices cannot be beat when actually being compared apples to apples.
At Insight Eyecare, we sell only lenses with the best optics and materials. Quality frames fit by highly trained opticians. We guarantee your glasses will be perfect and, while not the least expensive, we guarantee you will feel you received the best value in terms of products and service.
What you see on the internet is not always true. We have found it might cost you more … in ways you never expected. We keep our retail prices similar to reputable online retailers. Most feel our prices are better than any online retailer can provide, especially when you consider our services, commitments, and added perks. We offer a patient perks package with an annual supply of soft contact lenses which includes:
- MONEY-BACK rebates that are only available through your doctor.
- FREE replacements lenses if one rips, tears, or gets lost.
- FREE checks if your vision changes within 6 months.
- FREE exchanges of unopened boxes, if your prescription changes within the year.
- SAVE $50 on your favorite pair of non-prescription sunglasses $90 and over*
* offers excludes combining other deals
Our prices may appear similar to or often less, than – those you find online, you’ll save approximately $10 on shipping, up to $100 with our rebate, and earn $50 toward the purchase of sunglasses, those hidden benefits add up!