Insurance, Fees & FAQs

Does Park Slope Eye take VSP?

Yes. Park Slope Eye is an in-network VSP provider. Eligible VSP patients can use their in-network VSP benefits at Park Slope Eye. Your exact coverage, copay, allowances, and covered services depend on your specific VSP plan.

Does Park Slope Eye take EyeMed?

Yes. Park Slope Eye is an in-network EyeMed provider. Eligible EyeMed patients can use their in-network EyeMed benefits at Park Slope Eye. Your exact coverage, copay, allowances, and covered services depend on your specific EyeMed plan.

Does Park Slope Eye take UFT?

Yes. Park Slope Eye is an in-network UFT vision-plan provider. Eligible UFT patients can use their in-network UFT vision benefits at Park Slope Eye. Your exact coverage, copay, allowances, and covered services depend on your specific UFT vision plan.

Can I use a vision plan and medical insurance?

Yes, when Park Slope Eye participates with the applicable plan. Most of our patients use some form of coverage rather than paying entirely out of pocket. Depending on the reason for your visit, the services performed, and the rules of your plans, a vision plan, medical insurance, or both may apply.

In-network vision plans: Park Slope Eye is in network with VSP, EyeMed, and UFT. We can usually pull your available vision-plan benefits so we can explain how they may apply to your visit, eyewear, or contact lenses.

Medical insurance: Park Slope Eye participates with Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna, First Health, Health Net, Medicare, MetroPlus, MultiPlan, Oxford, PHCS, Principal, UnitedHealthcare, and Fidelis. When a visit is billed as medical eye care, the applicable specialist copay, deductible, coinsurance, or other plan cost-sharing may apply.

MetroPlus: Park Slope Eye accepts relevant MetroPlus non-Medicaid products, but not MetroPlus Medicaid products.

Fidelis: Park Slope Eye accepts relevant Fidelis commercial and Medicare-type products, but not Fidelis Medicaid products.

Vision plans are commonly used for routine eye-care benefits such as eye exams, refraction (the part of the exam used to determine your eyeglass prescription), eyewear, and contact lens benefits. Medical insurance may apply when the visit involves an eye-health symptom, disease, injury, or other medical condition. Coverage, copays, deductibles, allowances, and eligibility vary by plan and service, and participation with a plan does not guarantee that every service is covered.

Out-of-network vision plans: Park Slope Eye is out-of-network for Davis Vision and Spectera. These are separate from VSP, EyeMed, and UFT, which are in-network vision plans at Park Slope Eye. EyeMed is not part of this out-of-network list. If your plan includes out-of-network benefits, you may be able to use them.

Everyone is welcome. For out-of-network care, Park Slope Eye can provide an itemized invoice or receipt that you may submit to your insurer for possible reimbursement. Reimbursement is not guaranteed.

Does Park Slope Eye accept Medicaid?

No. Park Slope Eye does not accept Medicaid, including Medicaid products administered through private insurers.

What if I am paying without applicable coverage?

Eligible self-pay service prices include a 15% time-of-service discount

If you are not using vision-plan or medical-insurance benefits and pay at the time of service, Park Slope Eye applies a 15% time-of-service discount to eligible exam, refraction, and contact-lens service fees. The applicable self-pay prices shown below already include that discount.

If you are using a vision plan or medical insurance, your out-of-pocket cost is determined by your specific benefits, copays, deductibles, coinsurance, allowances, and the services provided.

Questions about cost before you book? Email us. When a service or fee can reasonably be quoted in advance, we are happy to provide that information. If insurance is involved, we can help review your benefits and estimate your likely responsibility, although the final amount can depend on eligibility, deductibles, coverage rules, and the services actually provided.

Established-patient comprehensive eye exam: $148.72

New-patient comprehensive eye exam: $202.17

Refraction: $58.83 when performed.

How much is a contact lens evaluation or fitting?

Contact-lens fees depend on whether you are continuing successfully in your current lenses or need to be fit into something new. The self-pay prices below already include the 15% time-of-service discount for patients who are not using vision-plan or medical-insurance benefits.

Already happy with your current contact lenses? If you are wearing a current contact lens that is working well and no new brand or lens design is needed, the self-pay contact-lens evaluation fee is $82.47.

Want or need a different contact lens? If a new brand or lens design is needed, we perform a diagnostic contact-lens fitting. The self-pay fitting fee depends on the type of lens:

• Spherical soft lenses: $93.50
• Toric lenses for astigmatism: $116.88
• Multifocal lenses: $157.25

More specialized fittings, such as rigid gas-permeable or other specialty lenses, may have different fees.

If you are using vision-plan benefits, your contact-lens evaluation or fitting cost may be different based on your plan's copay, discount, fitting benefit, or contact-lens allowance.

If you would like to know what your specific plan covers, email us before booking and we can review your benefits and provide the clearest estimate we reasonably can.

What are retinal imaging and OCT — and what do they cost?

Optos retinal imaging takes a high-resolution, wide-angle picture of the inside of your eye, usually in seconds and without touching the eye. Nearly all of our patients choose it. In our routine practice, it very often gives us the retinal view and documentation we need without using dilating drops. Dilation is still recommended when symptoms, risk factors, or exam findings make it clinically necessary.

OCT is a quick, non-contact scan that creates detailed cross-sectional images of the retina and optic nerve. It can help the doctor look for early structural changes associated with conditions such as macular degeneration and glaucoma, sometimes before a patient notices symptoms. OCT does not diagnose those conditions by itself, but it can provide important information that a retinal photograph alone cannot show and can help determine whether closer evaluation or monitoring is needed.

For self-pay patients, the Optos retinal imaging fee is $39.00, and OCT screening is $26.50.

Vision-plan benefits may reduce routine exam, refraction, and imaging costs differently, while medical insurance may cover medically necessary retinal imaging or OCT depending on the reason for the visit, diagnosis, deductible, copay, and individual plan. If you would like to know what your specific coverage may look like, email us before booking and we can review your benefits and provide the clearest estimate we reasonably can.

What if an optional test or service adds a charge?

Before an optional service that may create an additional patient charge, we explain what it is for and, when reasonably possible, the expected fee or insurance responsibility.

Do I have to buy glasses or contacts from Park Slope Eye to get my prescription?

No. Your prescription is yours. When a refraction is performed, we provide your eyeglass prescription. For contact lenses, we provide the contact lens prescription when the fitting is complete. You do not have to purchase glasses or contact lenses from Park Slope Eye, and there is no extra fee simply to release the prescription.

That said, we hope you’ll give us a chance to help with your eyewear or contact lenses. We have a carefully selected frame collection, and patients often tell us they found their favorite pair of glasses here. We’re also happy to provide a contact-lens price quote before you order elsewhere. We work hard to keep our pricing competitive, and there is no obligation to purchase from us. Choosing Park Slope Eye also supports an independent local practice.

How are glasses and contact lens orders paid for?

Prescription glasses are paid in full before lab work begins. Contact lens orders are paid in full before ordering. Contact lens reorders are handled by email rather than through an online store, and a secure payment link can be used when appropriate. We accept cards, tap-to-pay, HSA, and FSA payment methods.

What are the contact lens shipping options and charges?

Annual supplies receive free direct-to-patient shipping. Free shipping to the office for any quantity.

Direct-to-patient shipping for less than an annual supply starts at $8.95. Overnight shipping is approximately $19.95 when available.

Annual supplies often qualify for strong manufacturer rebates; Park Slope Eye provides applicable rebate instructions, information, and invoices.

What is the eyewear remake and refund approach?

Prescription-frame purchases are refundable. Custom prescription lenses generally are not refundable. If a lens type does not work for you, we generally remake the lenses into another appropriate type and refund any applicable price difference. Doctor remakes for adaptation or prescription issues are typically available within about 30 days.

Can unopened contact lenses be returned or exchanged?

Unopened, undamaged contact lens boxes may generally be returned or exchanged when they remain in resalable condition.

What should I bring to my appointment?

Please bring a photo ID and the vision-plan and medical-insurance cards you may want us to use. Bring the glasses and sunglasses you currently rely on so the doctor can understand what has been working well and what has not.

If you wear contact lenses, wear or bring your current lenses when practical and bring the boxes, blister packs, or other packaging that identifies the exact lenses you use. Bringing your lens case can also be useful.

If you are coming for a contact-lens fitting based on a recent comprehensive eye exam performed elsewhere, we need a copy of the complete exam record, not only the eyeglass prescription. Without documentation of a sufficiently recent comprehensive exam, we will need to perform a comprehensive eye exam before the contact-lens fitting.

Not sure what you need to bring, whether we take your plan, or what something will cost? Email us before your visit. We would rather help you understand it in advance than leave you guessing.

What is the $100 cancellation / missed-appointment fee?

We reserve dedicated appointment time for each patient. If you need to cancel or reschedule, please give us at least 48 hours’ notice so we have an opportunity to offer the appointment to another patient.

Cancellations or rescheduling with less than 48 hours’ notice, as well as missed appointments, are subject to a $100 fee.

We understand that genuine emergencies and unexpected circumstances can occur, and exceptions may be made at Park Slope Eye’s discretion.

What is the best way to schedule or ask a question?

Online booking is the primary way to schedule an appointment. For routine questions, email is usually our preferred way to communicate. You do not need to call just to ask about fees, insurance, services, contact lenses, records, or another practical question. Email Info@ParkSlopeEye.com and we will answer as clearly as we can. Phone is available at 347-560-8393 when it is genuinely the better option.

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