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Does Medicare cover routine eye exams?

Not covered under Original Medicare (Part A and Part B)

Original Medicare does not cover routine eye exams for prescription glasses.

CMS public dataReported, not recommendedNo paid placement

“Eye exams (for prescription eyeglasses)”

— Medicare.gov — What's not covered

The exception

Medical eye care is covered: glaucoma screening for people at high risk, diabetic retinopathy screening, and treatment of eye disease and injury.

Can a Medicare Advantage plan cover this?

Often, partly. 5,346 of the 5,480 individual Medicare Advantage plans filed for 2027 report this benefit (98%). Where a plan publishes a dollar amount — 794 of them do — the median annual allowance is $75. In 19 of 3,125 counties, no plan filed for 2027 reports it at all — the benefit people are told Medicare Advantage offers does not exist everywhere.

A reported benefit is not a promise of a specific amount, and an allowance is not the same as full coverage. What matters is what the plans in your county filed.

What plans in your county filed

Every individual Medicare Advantage plan filed with CMS for your county, with the supplemental benefits each one reports. Reported, not recommended.

    Before enrolling or making a coverage decision, confirm current details with the plan, Medicare.gov, your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), or 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227, TTY 1-877-486-2048). MedicareBenefits.care reports CMS-filed data and does not verify provider networks, pharmacy participation, or final plan terms.

    Sources: Medicare.gov — What's not covered · last verified 2026-10-02. Coverage rules change; we re-check these dates each year and when CMS or Medicare.gov revises a rule.

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