37-20 61st Str, Woodside, NY 11377
In the frame room
What we can check, what we cannot, and what you pay if none of it applies.
Vision plans and medical plans are different things and pay for different visits, which is the single most confusing part of an eye appointment in this country. We will check what your plan says before your visit if you give us the details when you book. What the plan actually pays is between you and the plan, and we will not tell you otherwise.
Two different kinds of plan pay for eye care in this country and they pay for different visits. Knowing which one your appointment falls under before you arrive is most of what stops a surprise afterwards.
Usually pays toward a routine examination and toward glasses or contact lenses, on a cycle measured in months. It is the plan people mean when they say they have eye insurance, and it is a benefits plan rather than health insurance.
The yearly examination, and an allowance toward a frame or lenses.
Pays for a visit about a problem — a red eye, a change in vision, monitoring for glaucoma, a diabetic screening. What makes it a medical visit is the reason you came, not what was found or what equipment was used.
Urgent visits, monitoring, and screening related to a health condition.
Give us the plan details when you book, not when you arrive.
We check what the plan says before your appointment and tell you what we were told.
You are told the fee for the visit either way, so you know the number if no plan pays.
You get an itemised receipt whether or not we bill anybody on your behalf.
About your plan. We will check what your plan says before you come if you give us the details when you book. What the plan actually pays is between you and the plan, and nobody here will tell you that you are covered.
Whatever a plan does or does not pay, this is what the visit costs.
| Visit | Where | Length | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive eye examination | Examination lane | 45 min (+15 first visit) | $145 |
| Contact lens fitting | Examination lane | 60 min | $125 |
| Contact lens follow-up | Examination lane | 20 min (+10 first visit) | $55 |
| Children's eye examination | Examination lane | 40 min (+10 first visit) | $125 |
| Myopia management review | Examination lane | 30 min (+15 first visit) | $95 |
| Dry eye assessment | Examination lane | 40 min | $115 |
| Urgent visit: a red or painful eye | Examination lane | 25 min (+5 first visit) | $95 |
| Diabetic eye screening | Examination lane | 35 min (+10 first visit) | $105 |
| Glaucoma monitoring | Examination lane | 35 min (+10 first visit) | $105 |
| Low vision assessment | Examination lane | 60 min | $155 |
| Frame styling and fitting | Dispensing table | 30 min | Free |
| Repair or adjustment | Dispensing table | 15 min | Free |
Ring to book an eye examination, or come in and browse the frame room — no appointment needed to look.