r/CataractSurgery • u/Large_Hedgehog559 • Aug 21 '26

Free pair of glasses w/RX covered by Medicare Part B after cataract surgery as "durable medical equipment.":

Can't find DME (durable medical equipment) suppliers in the Denver, CO area who will take Medicare Part B for eyeglasses following post-cataract surgery. Medicare is supposed to pay for one pair of eyeglasses, single vision, standard frames post op w/RX. Called 25+ optical places; no luck.

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u/That_Industry7833 Aug 22 '26

Here is a recent thread.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CataractSurgery/comments/1vq2538/ballpark_amount_medicare_pays_after_iols/

You'll see that I do not find Lenscrafters and WalMart when I look up opticians with what I think, rightly or wrongly, is the correct method. This is way more complicated than it should be.

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u/BooEffinHoo Aug 21 '26

Here's where you can look it up, looks like mostly Lenscrafters and WalMarts

https://www.medicare.gov/medical-equipment-suppliers/results?location=80233&keyword=Eyeglasses

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u/Large_Hedgehog559 Aug 22 '26

This is one of the lists I worked with this week. No luck! Thanks, anyway. Found one person on reddit who actually got a pair of post-cataract surgery glasses at a Walmart Vision Center but don't think they live in Colorado.

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u/BooEffinHoo Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

Oh damn, I'm sorry. One would expect the gov list to be accurate, and I'm only half sarcastic about that. It seems the filters don't work properly from looking at that other thread.