john_w

Hi, Just wondering if anyone knows do you have to pay for childrens glasses and eye tests in perth. I have heard they have a school bus dentist and wondered if they had anything like this for eyes.

thewoodz

bumping this cos i'm interested too.

jad n rich

Unless you are a welfare recipient, you pay for your childrens prescriptions, dentists. orthodontists, specialists, some diagnostic imaging and even some Doctors appointments in all of australia.

Medicare does not cover dental or glasses or presecriptions. It may rebate a small portion of (eg) a childs specialist/doctors appointment, be aware all of these medical professions can charge whatever they like, and the rebate is only a portion of the medicare suggested (schedule) fee Eg child sees specialist - cost $300, schedule fee by medicare $87 rebate around 85% of the $87, you pay the rest.

Luckily Perth Qld and Victoria have a Dental caravan/bus which goes to the state primary schools for basic/emergency dental only.

Kids glasses, a very basic frame could be as little as $80, plus the lenses, something they might want to actually wear could be anyting up to $400 + lenses. Adult frames are crazy prices, having just been through this most optician have stuff ranging from $400 - 700 + lenses. Rather annoying there is oads of wonderful advertising like full glasses from $299, however once the script is done that would not even cover the lenses. Lenses, most opticians advertise from $87, my lenses were $329 but thats a very simple optical prescription, recent post on here said lenses were $700 but that was an adult, so obviously depends on the complication. The actual eye test is free on medicare one every 2 years.

Wol

>>recent post on here said lenses were $700 but that was an adult,<<

That was probably me - new lenses cost nearly $800, and after three tries at making a good pair I still can't wear them!

tabby

Have heard about these on the news latley , just get your eyes tested and get a copy of script

www.glassesonline.com.au

Vin 'n Bin

Tabby is right ...all you need is your glasses prescription and then go online to the glassesonline site. It's a fraction of the cost

Geelong Gent

I think I should change my prescription I read the title thread as

"Politicans and childrens classes"

john_w

Do they do childrens glasses though? I couldnt see any lol.

thewoodz

thanks for the link i will add it to my favourites