Lens Options and Treatments
These are available with either a set copay or no additional cost.
Lens Options | Description | Average cost without BCBS FEP Vision | What you pay with High Option | What you pay with Standard Option | |||
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Anti-Reflective Coating - Standard | We offer 4 tiers of Anti-Reflective Coatings (ARC). The better the coating the higher the cost Standard ARC reduces glare and reflection and creates a better cosmetic appearance than ordinary lenses with no ARC treatment |
$100 | $20 | $35 | |||
Anti-Reflective Coating - Premium | We offer 4 tiers of Anti-Reflective Coatings (ARC). The better the coating the higher the cost. Premium ARC Reduces glare and reflections, it's easier to clean, more durable than standard ARC lenses, and provides comprehensive UV protection |
$125 | $33 | $48 | |||
Anti-Reflective Coating - Ultra | We offer 4 tiers of Anti-Reflective Coatings (ARC). The better the coating the higher the cost Ultra ARC reduces glare and reflections, is easier to clean by having superior protection against smudges, oil, and water, and provides comprehensive UV protection |
$150 | $45 | $60 | |||
Anti-Reflective Coating - Ultimate | We offer 4 tiers of Anti-Reflective Coatings (ARC). The better the coating the higher the cost Ultimate ARC has exceptional visual clarity and protection against glare and reflections, repels dust and dirt for clearer vision and less cleaning, and provides comprehensive UV protection. With Crizal and Viso Prevencia coating, patients will also receive protection from harmful blue light |
$175 | $70 | $85 | |||
Blended Segment Lenses | A lens containing both a distance and near focal powers separated by an invisible line | $25 | $20 | $20 | |||
Blue Light Filtering lenses | Lens coating that block or filter out the blue light from digital screens | $25 | $15 | $15 | |||
Digital Single Vision | Digitally enhanced single lenses that provide a dramatic increase in clarity over traditionally made lenses | $60 | $30 | $30 | |||
Edge Polish | A cosmetic service to make the sides of a cut lens look clear rather than a milky white | $28 | $22 | $22 | |||
High Index - 1.67 | Thinner and lighter lenses are used for high prescriptions. The higher the index the thinner the lens and higher the cost | $120 | $55 | $55 | |||
High Index - 1.74 | Thinner and lighter lenses are used for high prescriptions. The higher the index the thinner the lens and higher the cost | $160 | $120 | $120 | |||
High Luster Edge Polish | Edge of lens is polished from a cloudy appearance to a clear transparent edge | $88 | $70 | $70 | |||
Intermediate Vision Lenses | Lens designed to correct vision at intermediate to distant ranges | $75 | $30 | $30 | |||
Mirror Coating | A thin deposit of appropriate material to the front surface of a lens, causing a portion of the light striking the lens to reflect directly from the front surface | $120 | $86 | $86 | |||
Photochromic Glass Lenses | Glass lens that darken in the sunlight | $140 | $20 | $20 | |||
Plastic Photosensitive Lenses (Transitions®) | Plastic lenses that darken in the sunlight | $120 | $0 | $65 | |||
Polarized Lenses | Built-in filter that blocks bright glare | $95 | $75 | $75 | |||
Polycarbonate Lenses | Type of plastic that is more impact-resistant and thinner and lighter in weight | $50 | $0 | $0 | |||
Progressive Lenses - Standard | A progressive lens is a multifocal lens that provides focal power between near and far distances. We offer 4 tiers Standard progressive lens designs are known for having wide reading areas with a smooth progression from the distance viewing area down to the reading area of the lens |
$230 | $0 | $50 | |||
Progressive Lenses - Premium | A progressive lens is a multifocal lens that provides focal power between near and far distances. We offer 4 tiers Premium progressive lenses provide easy-to-adapt to designs and are available in both traditional and digital designs. These lenses have even wider fields of vision in the distance and reading viewing areas vs. standard progressive designs |
$295 | $40 | $90 | |||
Progressive Lenses -Ultra | A progressive lens is a multifocal lens that provides focal power between near and far distances. We offer 4 tiers Ultra Progressives lenses are all digitally surfaced. This ensures patients will have the comfort they want with a highly accurate lens design. Ultra designs will provide enhanced visual clarity when combined with high-definition materials and anti-reflective coatings |
$345 | $90 | $140 | |||
Progressive Lenses - Ultimate | A progressive lens is a multifocal lens that provides focal power between near and far distances. We offer 4 tiers Ultimate lenses provide the best in digital design and cutting-edge technology. These lenses have the widest viewing areas for both distance and reading and every distance in between |
$440 | $125 | $175 | |||
Rimless Drill | Where the lenses are drilled to allow for mounting screws with rimeless frames | $83 | $66 | $66 | |||
Roll & Polish | A rolled edge is created when the edge of a lens is beveled down to reduce edge thickness and then polished cosmetic purposes | $20 | $16 | $16 | |||
Roll Edge | A rolled edge is created when the edge of a lens is beveled down to reduce edge thickness | $30 | $24 | $24 | |||
Scratch Protection Plan | Replacement Option for scratch lenses | $20 | $0 | $0 | |||
Scratch Resistant Coating | Lens coating that prevents minor scratches that can occur with daily wear | $30 | $0 | $0 | |||
Scratch Resistant Premium | Extra-hard scratch resistant coating | $43 | $30 | $30 | |||
Slab Off | Performed when there is a significant difference in powers for each eye on a patient’s prescription that experiences a prismatic effect or image displacement due to anisometropia | $233 | $186 | $186 | |||
Specialty Lens (myodisc/ double sided grind) and Lenticular) | · Myodisc/Double Sided Grind – A lens that will correct high myopia. Grinded on both sides to reduce thickness. · Lenticular – A lens that will correct high hyperopia Essentially a lens within a carrier lens to reduce thickness |
$276 | $206 | $206 | |||
Tinted Lenses | Color coating that can block between 5% and 88% of light | $20 | $0 | $0 | |||
Trivex Lenses | material that is stronger, and more resistant than standard polycarbonate | $75 | $50 | $50 | |||
Ultraviolet Protective Coating | Coating that blocks ultraviolet light | $20 | $0 | $0 |