Alaska Teamster-Employer Welfare and Pension Trusts

The Vision Care Benefit is only available to those working participants considered "Eligible Employees" and their Dependents. It is not available for Retired Participants or their Dependents.

This benefit helps pay for annual vision examinations and for glasses and contact lenses, subject to the rules of the Plan. The Plan uses a network of opticians, optometrists, and ophthalmologists called Vision Service Plan (VSP) to provide these benefits in an efficient and cost-effective way. Reduced benefits are available when you use a provider outside the VSP network. How often you can use the benefit and your copayment are shown in the benefit schedule below.

	Frequency	Your Copayment
Eye Examinations	once every 12 months	$10
Lenses	once every 12 months	$25 (for both lenses and frames)
Frames	once every 24 months	$150 allowance for a wide selection of frames $170 allowance for featured frame brands 20% savings on the amount over your allowance $80 allowance at Costco
Contacts (can be chosen instead of lens and frames)	12 months	$150 allowance for contacts and contact lens exam (fitting and evaluation)

	Frequency	Plan Pays (you pay entire remainder)
Eye Exam	once every 12 months	up to $50
Lenses	once every 12 months	up to $50/single vision up to $75/bifocal up to $100/trifocal up to $180/lenticular up to $105/contacts
Frames	once every 24 months	up to $70