Vision

What You Need to Know

UC SHIP vision coverage helps you see clearly at a price you can afford. Whether you need a routine eye exam or new prescription eyewear, you’ll pay a lot less when you visit a provider in the Anthem Blue View Vision Insight network.

You don’t need to get a referral for vision care.

Where to Get Care

Don’t want to leave campus? Schedule an appointment at the SHCS Optometry Clinic and Optical Shop.

For vision care away from campus, it’s easy to find a provider in the Blue View Vision Insight network. Just search by ZIP code or your current location on the Anthem website. If you search as a guest, make sure you select the “Blue View Vision Insight” network.

What You Pay

Anthem Blue View Vision Network

Here’s what you’ll pay when you use a network provider.

Routine Eye Exam

One per benefit year: $10 copay

Eyeglass Frames

One pair per benefit year: $120 frame allowance, plus a 20% discount on balance

Alternatively, instead of eyeglasses, you can select contact lenses and the allowance and coinsurance associated with them (see below).

Standard Eyeglass Lenses

Single lenses: $25 copay

Bifocal lenses: $25 copay

Trifocal lenses: $25 copay

Contact Lenses Fitting and Follow-Up

Standard lens fitting. After a comprehensive eye exam, plus up to two follow-up visits: $0

Premium lens fitting. After a comprehensive eye exam, plus up to two follow-up visits: 10% discount on the retail price

Note: In addition to the eye exam fee, there is typically a fee for fitting and evaluating the fit of the contact lenses. This will depend on the type of lenses (e.g., for astigmatism or no astigmatism, soft disposable or gas permeable, and the level of complexity). The fitting fee can range from $32 to $300.

Contact Lenses — Conventional

$120 lens allowance, plus a 15% discount on anything over $120

Contact Lenses — Disposable

$120 lens allowance (no additional discount)

Out-of-Network

When you receive care from an out-of-network provider, you’ll need to pay out of pocket at the time of service, and then submit a claim to be reimbursed up to the following limits.

Routine Eye Exam

One per benefit year: up to a $49 exam allowance

Eyeglass Frames

One pair per benefit year: up to a $50 frame allowance

Alternatively, instead of eyeglasses, you can select contact lenses and the allowance and coinsurance associated with them (see below).

Standard Eyeglass Lenses

Single lenses: $35 lens allowance

Bifocal lenses: $49 lens allowance

Trifocal lenses: $74 lens allowance

Contact Lenses Fitting and Follow-Up

Not covered

Contact Lenses — Conventional

$92 lens allowance

Contact Lenses — Disposable

$92 lens allowance

For more information and a complete list of vision plan benefits, review the Blue View Vision Plan Benefit Booklet [PDF]. You’ll also find Spanish and Mandarin versions of the booklet on the Forms and Documents page.

Contacts

Anthem Blue View Vision

Vision plan benefits
(866) 940-8306

SHCS Optometry Clinic and Optical Shop