Our Vision benefits offer more choice and savings—so it’s easy for your employees to access Vision care.
FOR EMPLOYERS
Vision Plans that Meet Employees' Needs
Your eyes are an important part of your overall health. Help your employees close the gap in their medical coverage from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas by adding Vision benefits.
VISION BENEFITS MADE EASY
See the Benefits of Vision Coverage
Vision Solutions, For Less
We offer frame and lens choices for every budget—giving your employees the freedom to choose any frame they’d like. And our contact lens allowance includes coverage for fit and follow-up. Plus, receive an extra 40% savings on extra pairs of glasses and discounts on contact lenses, LASIK vision correction and more.
Provider Care Access
The National EyeMed Select Network has 186,747 provider access points with 4,696 retail locations and 20,672 independent provider locations. In Texas alone, there are 15,436 provider access points, 430 retail locations and 1,641 independent provider locations.
Online Convenience
Your employees can purchase glasses or contact lenses using Glasses.com and ContactsDirect.com. They also have 24/7 access to see their benefits, download ID cards, find doctors and check their claims.
Large Network
We have both independent providers and national retail providers like LensCrafters, Pearle Vision, Target Optical and more, giving employees plenty of options to take care of their eyes.
Money Savings
We offer discounts on vision–related products and services, including frames, lenses, contacts and more. It’s another way we make it simple for employees to get the most out of Vision insurance and save money.
Fast Claims Processing
Reliability is important to us. That’s why we process claims quickly and accurately, typically within 10 business days.
WHY OFFER VISION INSURANCE
Coverage for Healthy Vision
Vision insurance is there when employees need it. They'll be covered for yearly eye exams, plus they'll gain savings to pay for things like frames, lenses and contacts.
Vision Wellness
An estimated 93 million adults in the United States have a high risk for serious vision loss, but only half visited an eye doctor in the past 12 months.1
Early Diagnosis for Key Conditions
An eye exam can detect and prevent vision problems for those with diabetes, high cholesterol, glaucoma, cataracts, high blood pressure and more.
Laser Vision Correction
Our plans offer discounts on the price of treatments performed through the U.S. Laser Network, which is owned and administered by LCA-Vision.
Stand-Alone Small Group Vision Plans
See our Summary of Vision Benefits for the small group market. Find member copayments and costs for vision care, frames, lenses, lens options, contacts and more for each of the 10 Vision plans available to small groups (2-50).
MORE INFORMATION
Vision Articles to Share
1 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Fast Facts: Vision Loss.” https://www.cdc.gov/vision-health/data-research/vision-loss-facts/index.html . Published May 15, 2024. Accessed July 2025.
Benefits are available from the EyeMed Vision Care, LLC provider network and are administered by First American Administrators, Inc., independent companies that offer benefits on behalf of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.
Member Reimbursement Out-of-Network will be the lesser of the listed amount or the member’s actual cost from the out-of-network provider. In certain states, members may be required to pay the full retail rate.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas reserves the right to make changes to the products on each tier and the member out-of-pocket costs. Premium progressives and premium anti-reflective designations are subject to annual review by EyeMed’s Medical Director and are subject to change based on market conditions. Fixed pricing is reflective of brands at the listed product level. All providers are not required to carry all brands at all levels. Not available in all states. Some provisions, benefits, exclusions or limitations listed herein may vary.
Insurance products issued by Dearborn Life Insurance Company, 701 E. 22nd St. Suite 300, Lombard, IL 60148. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is the trade name of Dearborn Life Insurance Company, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.