Health & Welfare and Pension Funds
of Philadelphia and Vicinity

VISION CARE EXPENSE

BENEFIT (Non-Occupational)

This benefit is administered through both closed and open panels (see note below) of eye doctors. Your Vision Care Claim form can be obtained from either the Fund office or your Local Union.

TYPE OF BENEFIT

LIMITATIONS

Benefits are payable only as often as indicated in the Summary of Benefits Schedule. Lenticular Lenses are covered only when they are prescribed in connection with cataract surgery.

NOTE: Closed Panel: When you contact the Fund office for your Vision form we will send to you, without charge, a list of doctors who have agreed to accept the Fund's allowance as payment in full when particular material is selected.

Open Panel: Means any doctor of your choice. However, the Fund's maximum allowance is that which is shown in the Summary of Benefits Schedule.

 Last Date Updated :  10/16/08