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Taking care of your keratoconus and getting the proper treatment is essential for your vision and for your eye health. When pursuing treatment, it is also important to understand which options are covered by your heath insurance.
As a medical condition, many of the available interventions and services for keratoconus care may be covered under general health coverage as a medical necessity. Your insurance company is best equipped to answer your inquiries about what coverage you are entitled to.
Keratoconus is diagnosed following a comprehensive eye exam and topographic modeling of the cornea. With advanced medical technology today there are many options to treat this condition by preventing further corneal damage and improving vision. Unfortunately, many of these treatments are expensive.
Without medical coverage, the lifetime costs to manage and maintain keratoconus can be exorbitant. The following are approximate figures for common procedures to treat keratoconus:
Depending on your ocular health, you will also have to consider if you need an additional vision plan. The following section will discuss the kinds of interventions that are commonly covered either in full or in part by many insurance plans.
There are many options to treat keratoconus. In the U.S. today, many of the costs are covered (in full or in part) by insurance:
Every insurance plan is different. For specific information about your benefits and to determine what lenses and treatment may be covered by your policy, speak with your provider.
As a progressive ocular disease, keratoconus requires lifetime management to prevent corneal damage and to improve eyesight. The accumulated costs for medical intervention can be exorbitant. Fortunately, many interventions and procedures are either partially or fully covered by health coverage plans. For those without coverage, financing provides an additional way to pay for these interventions.
Some of the available options today involve procedures to prevent further damage or reshape the cornea, while others are designed to improve eyesight. While moderate cases can often be treated with standard glasses and lenses, as the condition degenerates, it may require specialty contacts and surgical interventions.
Speak with your provider to find out what kinds of interventions are covered by your insurance plan. Additionally, you will want to confer with your optometrist to create a comprehensive treatment plan that works for you.
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