Medical Services Plan & Extended Health Benefits
Discover how British Columbia Medical Services Plan (MSP) and extended health insurance can assist in managing your eyecare and eyewear expenses.
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For Seniors & Children
If you are enrolled in the British Columbia Medical Services Plan (MSP), there will be full or partial coverage of the Comprehensive Eye Exam fee for:
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Patients 18 years old and younger
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Patients 65 years old and older
For Adults
For patients aged 19-64 years old, MSP may also partially cover your comprehensive eye exams for medical reasons such as:
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ocular disease, trauma or injury
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systemic diseases associated with significant ocular risk (e.g. diabetes)
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medications associated with significant ocular risk
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Insurance Direct Billing
If you have extended health insurance benefits, enjoy the convenience of our complimentary direct-billing service. We are able to directly bill a range of insurance providers, which include:
• Canada Life / Great West Life
• Green Shield Canada
• Manulife
• Pacific Blue Cross
• Sun Life Financial
Other Vision Benefit Providers:
• Canadian Construction Workers Union
• Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance
• CINUP
• ClaimSecure
• Cowan
• Desjardins Insurance
• Empire Life (RBC)
• First Canadian
• GMS Carrier 49 & 50
• GroupHEALTH
• GroupSource
• Industrial Alliance
• Johnson Inc.
• Johnston Group Inc.
• LiUNA Local 183 & 506
• Mansion
• Maximum Benefit
• TELUS AdjudiCare
And others — just ask us!
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