benefits, contact lenses

It’s that time of the year again – to sign up for benefits at work. Vision coverage is a 2 year commitment, which I committed to 2 years ago, and maximized my benefit by getting 2 eye exams, glasses and contact lenses. I was agonizing about whether or not I should sign up for vision benefits again because it’s kind of expensive if I’m not going to use it but reasonable if I do. Then I found out that I can use money from my MEDICAL plan for eye exams, glasses, and contacts. SCORE. I have an HSA (Health Savings Account) through work and for young, healthy people, it’s the way to go. If anyone you know ever wants to know more, I’d be happy to share my knowledge.

I consider contact lenses to be almost miraculous. You put something in your eye and it gives you perfect vision. I’ve been wearing them almost 10 years. I think I’ve gone through 4 prescriptions (but it might be 3), and I broke a lens once and had to order a replacement. That’s 9 contact lenses total, thanks to gas permeable technology. The lenses can last forever years with proper care. They don’t lose their shape. They don’t really let your eye lose its shape. I’m told they’re not as comfy as soft lenses but I love not having to be a slave to the system. The system is you have to keep getting your eyes checked and keep buying new product. I like that I am responsible for the care and upkeep of my lenses and as long as I can still see well, I don’t need to replace them. This is my way of sticking it to The Man.