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2018年7月5日—Ifyouwearcontactlenses,youreyedoctorislikelychargingyouanadditionalfeethatinsurancedoesn'tcover.Here'swhatyouneedtoknow!

If you wear contact lenses, your eye doctor is likely charging you an additional fee that vision insurance may not cover.

I remember the first time that I went to get a contact lens exam as an adult and being surprised to see the “contact lens fitting fee” as an item on my bill — and I’ve been paying that fee every year since then.

I’ve spent the past few weeks trying to find out more about this fee and why we as consumers have to pay for it. Here’s what I learned…

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To ask for an explanation of the contact lens fitting fee, I first called and emailed the American Optometric Association[2] (AOA). The organization got back to me a few days later with this response:

“We were checking with our legal counse...