Family Eye Care

Booking your family’s eye exams helps ensure learning success.

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Your family’s vision and eye health are too important to ignore.

Take care of everyone in your family’s vision and eye health with a visit to the optometrist – a trained professional with specialized equipment. Don’t risk eye health. Book your family’s eye exams now.

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Alberta eye exam partial coverage for infants

There is partial Alberta Health coverage towards annual eye exams for infants until their 19th birthday.*

Visit the Infant Eye Care page to get more information eye care for infants in Alberta.

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Alberta eye exam partial coverage for toddlers and preschoolers

There is partial Alberta Health coverage towards annual eye exams for toddlers and preschoolers until their 19th birthday.*

Visit the Toddlers and Preschoolers Eye Care page to get more information about eye care for toddlers and preschoolers in Alberta.

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Alberta eye exam coverage and free glasses for kindergarten-aged kids with the Eye See…Eye Learn™ program

Eye See…Eye Learn™ is a program that provides kindergarten-aged students in Alberta with a comprehensive eye exam from an optometrist. If required, kindergarten-aged students also receive a free pair of eyeglasses. There is Alberta Health coverage towards your child’s eye exams up to age 19.

Visit the Eye See…Eye Learn™ Program page to get more information about the Eye See…Eye Learn™ program for kindergarten-aged children in Alberta.

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Alberta eye exam partial coverage for children and youth

There is partial Alberta Health coverage towards annual eye exams for children and youth until their 19th birthday.*

Visit the Children and Youth Eye Care page to get more information about eye care for children and youth in Alberta.

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Alberta Health partial coverage for adults 19 to 64

Alberta Health Care does not cover eye exams for adults 19 to 64, however many Albertans have insurance coverage through their employer or their own medical plan. Inquire at your optometrist’s office regarding the cost of the eye exam, and also about direct billing to your insurance company. Alberta Health Care does cover medically necessary services, which are listed below.*

Visit the Adults Eye Care page to get more information about eye care for adults in Alberta.

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Alberta eye exam partial coverage for seniors

Alberta Health partial coverage is available towards eye exams for seniors 65+.*

Visit the Seniors Eye Care page to get more information about eye care for seniors in Alberta.

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*Optometrists can charge for insured services that the optometrist deems exceeds the AHCIP benefit and Albertans are responsible for additional costs incurred at the time of treatment. Practitioners are required to discuss fees with their patients before providing the service. Read more>

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Alberta Health partial coverage for urgent eye care, eye infections and medically necessary treatment appointments

Alberta Health partial coverage is available towards urgent eye care, eye infections and medically necessary treatment appointments. Coverage includes:

  • Eye infections.
  • Eye injuries.
  • Eye and eyelid inflammation.
  • Foreign objects in the eyes.
  • Dry eye.
  • Styes.
  • Sudden changes in vision.
  • Monitoring for diabetes issues, glaucoma and retinal disease.
  • Post-operative care for cataract patients.

Visit the Urgent Eye Care, Eye Infections and Medically Necessary Treatment page to get more information about urgent eye care, eye infections and medically necessary eye treatment in Alberta.

Your Alberta optometrist is a skilled professional

  • Alberta optometrists have specialized education. They complete a Bachelor of Science degree, followed by a four-year Doctor of Optometry degree from an accredited university.
  • Alberta optometrists are experts who play an important role in the vision, eye health, and overall health of your family.

Alberta optometrists are trained to:

  • Treat, manage and correct disorders and diseases of the visual system, the eye and its associated structures.
  • Recognize and detect related systemic conditions and manage ocular manifestations.
  • Diagnose, treat and manage binocular and perceptual vision disorders.
  • Prescribe any topical or oral Schedule 1 drug in the context of eye care.
  • Remove superficial foreign bodies from the eye in or below the surface of the cornea.
  • Plus, the independent management of glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy.
  • Alberta optometrists provide primary eye care.

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