YES! Medicare does pay for your eye exams if there is a medical condition or diagnosis. Most people at the age of 65 will have conditions that are covered such as dry eye, cataracts, glaucoma, diabetes, and hypertension. Everyone over the age of 40 should have at least 1 dilated eye exam by an Ophthalmologist.
Due to Dr. Crandall being a medical doctor and surgeon, all eye exams will go through your medical insurance and applicable copays and deductibles apply. For glasses in our Optical, your vision plan most likely has out-of-network benefits you can use. All exams come with a prescription you can take to any Optical that may be in-network with your vision plan.
Sort of. Medicare pays for one pair of glasses AFTER cataract surgery. We do participate with Medicare DME so we can bill them for your glasses. You have to get the glasses in our Jesup office in order to use this benefit and have had Cataract Surgery by Dr. Crandall.
We accept most medical insurance. Eye exams performed by Dr. Crandall will be billed to your medical insurance. We are out-of-network with vision plans.
An example of some common medical insurances we accept: Medicare, Humana, BCBS/Anthem, Caresource, Medicaid, Peachstate, and many others.
Insurances we don’t accept: Wellcare and Amerigroup. These plans contract their medical exams and surgery to a third party we do not participate with (Avesis).
Although Dr. Crandall is certified to perform LASIK surgery, the needs of the market have to justify the cost of purchasing a laser. There are excellent LASIK centers in Jacksonville and Savannah that are more suited to perform this procedure. If interested you may discuss with Dr. Crandall during your visit where she can make a referral and evaluate whether you are a candidate.
Yes. In order to have the best eye exam you ever had, a dilation must be performed. Think of your pupils like a window and the dilation allows Dr. Crandall to open the blinds and see into your eye completely. Most people can drive after dilation, but if you feel uncomfortable driving, feel free to bring a friend along. We will give you a pair of fancy sunglasses to help block the sunlight. And by fancy, we mean those cool paper/plastic ones.
Yes. Although, you will have a hard time reading things up close like a computer or phone. Dr. Crandall can recommend you a pair of cheap reader glasses if you absolutely must use a computer or read something.
