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Medical Card - Eye Test

  • 21-07-2010 10:39am
    #1
    captainstacy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 153 ✭✭


    I have just received my medical card and was wondering can I get a free eye test and glasses if needed with it?

    Do I just make an appointment with an optometrist and tell them I am on a medical card or do I have to go to my Doctor to get an eye exam?

    Sorry for the dumb question but I heard that there has been a load of stuff cut from the medical card and I don't want to get a bill I can't pay.


Comments

  • #2
    RealistSpy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,686 ✭✭✭RealistSpy


    Some optometrist take medical card but I think you can only use it once every 2 years or somthing like that. Anymore than that I think you have to pay.


  • #3
    captainstacy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 153 ✭✭captainstacy


    If you need glasses can you get them?


  • #4
    RealistSpy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,686 ✭✭✭RealistSpy


    captainstacy wrote: »
    If you need glasses can you get them?

    Yeh you can but it depends on the optometrist. Don't even think about specsavers.


  • #5
    Shifty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 487 ✭✭Shifty


    http://www.specsavers.ie/glasses/prsi-medical-card/


    Medical Card
    If you are a Medical Card holder you could be entitled to a free eye examination every 2 years and free glasses. At Specsavers, you could pay nothing for your glasses from our €29 and €59 ranges.

    Call into your local optician and ask for a form to apply for a free eye examination for medical car holders.


  • #6
    Balagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭Balagan


    Let the buyer beware! Light lenses, anti glare, anti scratch etc., all add up to well over what is allowed as 'free' on the medical card. Ask loads of questions clearly and upfront throughout the buying process so that you are not saddled with too much extra expense. The sight testing process is of course not part of this but the sales staff everywhere are there to sell.


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  • #7
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Balagan wrote: »
    Let the buyer beware! Light lenses, anti glare, anti scratch etc., all add up to well over what is allowed as 'free' on the medical card. Ask loads of questions clearly and upfront throughout the buying process so that you are not saddled with too much extra expense. The sight testing process is of course not part of this but the sales staff everywhere are there to sell.

    +1. Especially with Specsavers. Their advertising is actually misleading, as it refers to an ideal situation where the customer will only require standard, no frills frames & lenses. If you go off standard at any stage be prepared to pay, and pay dearly. You may find the High St. optometrist slightly more expensive for the standard stuff, but you will not put a price on the good professional advice you will get there.


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