I come from a family on my fathers Sade that as we get older we have puppy sad eyes. I'm 54 and I look Asian in all pictures. As my eye lids on the oper part of my eyes are slowly drooping over my eyes. In the past 4 months I have notice if I hold my lids up I can see better if I hold them up. I visit the eye Doctor to get a new prescription for my eye glasses but I still can't see well. I can see my eye lashes and is very disturbing not been capable of seeing well. My left eye is much worse.
July 6, 2015
Answer: Is upper eyelid drooping covered by insurance? The answer is maybe. It is getting more and more difficult to get insurance companies to cover upper eyelid droopiness. The medical term for the procedure is upper eyelid blepharoplasty. The droopiness has to be so bad that it interferes with your vision. Insurance companies often want you to go to an ophthalmologist to get what's called visual field testing. If this testing shows that you have peripheral field vision loss and the eye doctor feels that it is due to your excess upper eyelid skin, your insurance company may consider it. It is best to have a conversation with your insurance company to see exactly what they require and then get it pre-approved. Good luck, it is very difficult to get them to give you the OK.
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July 6, 2015
Answer: Is upper eyelid drooping covered by insurance? The answer is maybe. It is getting more and more difficult to get insurance companies to cover upper eyelid droopiness. The medical term for the procedure is upper eyelid blepharoplasty. The droopiness has to be so bad that it interferes with your vision. Insurance companies often want you to go to an ophthalmologist to get what's called visual field testing. If this testing shows that you have peripheral field vision loss and the eye doctor feels that it is due to your excess upper eyelid skin, your insurance company may consider it. It is best to have a conversation with your insurance company to see exactly what they require and then get it pre-approved. Good luck, it is very difficult to get them to give you the OK.
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June 5, 2014
Answer: My lids are slowly drooping over my eyes, would my insurance cover my Eyelid Surgery? Best to see opthalmologist or oculo-plastic surgeon for a "visual field testing". If positive for decrease field of vision than your health insurance "might" reimburse...
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June 5, 2014
Answer: My lids are slowly drooping over my eyes, would my insurance cover my Eyelid Surgery? Best to see opthalmologist or oculo-plastic surgeon for a "visual field testing". If positive for decrease field of vision than your health insurance "might" reimburse...
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