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Treatment Benefit Fees Payable
From Department of Social Protection
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From Department of Social Protection
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| Standard eye exam | Free to customer | |
| Domiciliary Visit Exam, GP certification required re mobility | Free to customer | |
| Exam with Dilation | Free to customer | |
| Repeat exam, when clinically necessary | Free to customer; Max of 3 repeats in frequency period | |
| Repeat exam, with dilation, when clinically necessary | Free to customer; Max of 3 repeats in frequency period | |
| Ophthalmic Medical Exam incl Dilation (opthalmologist only) | Free to customer |
| Distance Single Vision (once every 2nd calendar year) | €42.37 Class 1 free to the customer; Non-scheduled require the customer to pay the balance | |
| Reading Single Vision (once every 2nd calendar year) | €42.37 Class 1 free to the customer; Non-scheduled require the customer to pay the balance | |
| Bifocal/Varifocal complete appliances (once every 2nd calendar year) | €84.19 Class 1 free to the customer; Non-scheduled require the customer to pay the balance |
| Contact Lenses (per pair) | €42.37; Customer to pay the balance |
| Lenses To Own Frames | ||
| One Single Vision Lens Distance/Reading | €16.46 Class 1 free to the customer; Non-scheduled require the customer to pay the balance | |
| Two Single Vision Lenses Distance/Reading | €32.94 Class 1 free to the customer; Non-scheduled require the customer to pay the balance | |
| One Bifocal Lens | €37.43 Class 1 free to the customer; Non-scheduled require the customer to pay the balance | |
| Two Bifocal Lenses | €74.85 Class 1 free to the customer; Non-scheduled require the customer to pay the balance | |
| Frames To Own Lenses | €12.17 Class 1 free to the customer; Non-scheduled require the customer to pay the balance |
| Exam (once per calendar year) | Free to customer | |
| Scale and polish (once per calendar year) | €42.00 Customer to pay balance if any, up to a max of €15 on top of department fee | |
| Periodontal Treatment (if clinically necessary, once per calendar year) | €42.00 Customer to pay balance |
| Hearing Aids (2 aids within 4 calendar years) | Up to a maximum of €500 per aid | |
| Contact lenses on medical grounds (once every 2nd calendar year) | Up to a maximum of €500 | |
| Hearing Aid Repairs | One repair per aid in 4 year frequency period: Up to maximum of €100 | |
| Hair Replacement Product | Non-surgical scalp product (once in a calendar year) | Up to maximum of €500 (you must pay the balance if any) |