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When should you see an ophthalmologist?

It’s important to have your eyes examined regularly. The condition of your eyes can give clues to other medical problems before there are other physical signs. The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends that all adults have a comprehensive eye examination with eye dilation by the time they are age 40.

There are some things that you should immediately see an ophthalmologist for. These include:

  • Changes in vision or sudden blurry vision
  • Floaters or flashes in your vision
  • Double vision
  • Sudden loss of vision

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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Your actual costs may be higher or lower than these cost estimates. Check with your provider and health plan details to confirm the costs that you may be charged for a service or procedure. You are responsible for costs that are not covered and for getting any pre-authorizations or referrals required by your health plan. Neither payments nor benefits are guaranteed.

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