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Eye examinations on a medical card

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  • 19-06-2024 3:34pm
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    amandstu
    Registered Users Posts: 3,650 ✭✭✭


    i had a fee eye test a short while back and have been referred to an ophthalmologist as a follow up .

    Should I expect this to be free ?(the optometrist charged for part of the eye exam- about 50eu on top)



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    amandstu
    Registered Users Posts: 3,650 ✭✭✭amandstu


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058356532/eye-examinations-on-a-medical-card

    "I had a free eye test" of course.Seems like OP's are not editable.



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    zell12
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    the optometrist charged for part of the eye exam- about 50eu on top

    Did you consent to this, were you asked/informed there was a fee for the eye scan? It seems like sharp practice

    Optometrist sends a referral request to your GP to see Ophthalmologist, then a waiting list, under GMS



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    amandstu
    Registered Users Posts: 3,650 ✭✭✭amandstu


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122279872#Comment_122279872

    Yes ,I was informed in the notification of the appointment that there were some treatments not covered by the free eye examination.

    I had a new weiss ring and so I assumed that that would have accounted for the extra charge.

    They gave me an itemised bill at the end.



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    Big Bag of Chips
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    Were you referred to an opthalmologist in a public hospital? If so the appointment will be in a public outpatient clinic and will be free. There might be quite a wait though.

    Your best option is to contact whoever referred you and ask them where they referred you to.



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    amandstu
    Registered Users Posts: 3,650 ✭✭✭amandstu


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122280539#Comment_122280539

    She asked me if I wanted public or private and I said I had a MC.I also asked if it would be quicker going private and she said "no difference in this case"

    From what you are saying ,it sounds to me that it will be free.



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    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,455 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122279400#Comment_122279400

    If you are the OP, you need to click on the thread title if you want to edit the title or text of the post which kicked off the thread. I think there's a time limit but I see your second post was only two minutes after the first so you would have been able to edit your first post.



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