The highest quality patient care, cutting-edge research and education leadership come together at the Eye Institute, making us the leading vision care center in southeastern Wisconsin.
We are also an academic medical center, training physicians through the Medical College of Wisconsin, our residency and fellowship programs, and our continuing education events. Most important, we offer the most comprehensive patient care in the area.
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Understanding Your Vision and Medical Insurance
Routine Vision Exam
A routine vision exam usually covers:
- A vision screening
- An eye exam
- A refraction (the test used to determine your glasses prescription)
- A prescription for glasses
Contact Lenses
If you wear contact lenses, there may be an extra fee for a contact lens fitting. Coverage for this varies by plan, so please check with your vision insurance provider.
If a Medical Issue Is Found During Your Exam
During your eye exam, your doctor may identify a medical condition such as dry eye, an eye infection, diabetes-related changes, or another issue that requires medical care.
If this happens, your doctor may recommend one of the following options:
- Return for a separate medical visit.
- The medical visit would be billed to your medical insurance.
- Your routine vision exam would remain billed to your vision insurance.
- This is necessary because vision and medical insurance cannot both be billed on the same day.
- Address the medical issue during the current appointment.
- The current appointment would be billed to your medical insurance instead of your vision insurance.
- You would return another day for the routine vision exam, which would be billed to vision insurance.
- Please note that refraction (the test used to determine your glasses prescription) is not covered by medical insurance.
Your doctor will help you choose the option that best meets your individual care needs.
Questions About Costs
For an estimate of your out-of-pocket cost, please call Patient Financial Services at 414-777-0539. Please note, Medicare and most medical insurance plans do not cover refraction. The refraction service will be billed to you.
Eye Injuries
Eye Institute physicians provide emergency services at Froedtert & MCW health network for patients with eye injuries and other vision-threatening emergencies.
Optical Shops
Our two Optical Shops offer frames in classic, contemporary and designer styles, as well as contact lenses at affordable prices.
Eye Care Leader
The Eye Institute is one of the pre-eminent eye research centers in the country and the region's source for state-of-the-art medical knowledge about eye diseases and treatments.
