Medicare question about vision coverage

[QED]

I'm due for my annual vision exam and will probably need a new prescription. I don't have vision coverage so I realize I need to pay for this.

But, I'm also having a weird blurry spot in one eye so I think it would be better to see an ophthalmologist rather than the optometrist I usually see at Costco. Since the ophthalmologist is an MD, would that be covered under either Medicare or my Plan G? I tried to find the policy but the little cursor kept spinning.

Guess I should call but I hate the phone.

[OLDMDDEM]

1. Medicare will cover your visit and any tests that are done.

[Ocelot II]

2. If the visit is to diagnose a possible vision problem, it's covered.

https://www.medicareinteractive.org/get-answers/medicare-covered-services/limited-medicare-coverage-vision-and-dental/medicare-and-vision-care

[virgdem]

3. Yes, visits to an Opthalmologist are covered

under Medicare. I see an Opthalmologist every 6 months and it has always been covered.
Good luck with your eye exam.

[enough]

4. Me too. It's part of your Medicare coverage.

[MOMFUDSKI]

5. Find out who your Medicare Insurance

representative is. Then you can call him with any/all questions. I have great rapport with my rep. Or you can text him.

[multigraincracker]

6. The blur might be a floater.

I have those and they drive crazy. Might be wet MD. Very serious if not caught in.
Your vision is too important to ignore.

[QED]

8. Didn't think about MD

I should have - my dad and three aunts and a sister all had MD. My sister had wet MD in one eye and dry in the other. Weird.

Thanks for the clue on this.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. Ask your primary doctor to recommend an opthalmologist.

I did, and my opthalmologist has admitting privilege at the same hospital as my primary. That can be convenient.