- History and symptoms review
- Visual acuity test (the eye chart)
- Refraction to measure your prescription
- Eye pressure test (tonometry) to screen for glaucoma
- Slit-lamp exam of the front of the eye
- Dilated or imaging exam of the retina and optic nerve (comprehensive exams)
Original Medicare doesn’t cover routine eye exams for glasses. It does cover yearly diabetic eye exams and glaucoma tests for people at high risk. See the screening schedule from your annual wellness exam or physical exam.
USA Eye Exam: Quick Facts
- Typical cost, no insurance
- About $75–$200 routine; $150–$300+ comprehensive
- Walmart (typical)
- About $75–$100 routine exam
- Costco (typical)
- About $70–$120 routine exam
- Sam’s Club (typical)
- About $60–$110 routine exam
- Contact lens fitting
- Often +$40–$100+
- How often (adults 18–64)
- At least every 2 years (every year at 65+)
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