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A refraction is a test done by your eye doctor to determine if glasses will make you see better.
The charges for a refraction are covered by some insurances but not by all.
For example, Medicare does not cover refractions because they consider it part of a “routine” exam and Medicare doesn’t cover most “routine” procedures--only health-related procedures.
So if you have a medical eye problem like cataracts, dry eyes, or glaucoma then Medicare and most other health insurances will cover the medical portion of the eye exam but not the refraction.
Some people have both health insurance--which covers medical eye problems--and vision insurance--which covers “routine” eye...
Read more: What Is Refraction & Why Doesn't My Health Insurance Cover It?
Ready or not...here are 13 more jokes to make you groan!
1. Patient: "What’s that floater doing in my eye, doctor?" Doctor: “The sidestroke.”
2. Doctor: “Have your eyes ever been checked before?” Patient: “No, they’ve always been hazel.”
3. Why did the cyclops have to close his school? He had only one pupil!
4. Why wouldn’t the optometrist learn any jokes? He had heard that a joke can help break the eyes.
5. What is it called when you poke your eye with safety glasses? Eye-rony!
6. Did you here about the new website for people with chronic eye pain? It’s a site for sore eyes.
7. When are your eyes not eyes? When an onion makes them water!
8. Why do...