Vision Insurance with the Superior Vision® network
Vision insurance may help reduce your out-of-pocket costs1 for routine eye exams, glasses, contact fittings, evaluations and lenses. Recently, Superior Vision became part of the MetLife family of companies.
Plan summary
How it works
Financial confidence goes well beyond health coverage, which is why we have made various benefits available to you through MetLife. Together, the benefits you choose can help protect what matters most to you.
Get more from your coverage.
Whether you're reading a good book or watching a beautiful sunset, you rely on your eyes, so why not help care for them?
- Select your licensed vision care specialist2 or choose from a large network of licensed eye care professionals at private practices or popular retail locations.3
- Your plan includes access to lens enhancements4 like polycarbonate lenses for dependent children, UV coating, scratch-resistant coating, progressive lenses and more.
- Get access to a discount5 on LASIK,6 a hearing exam, and a discount5 on hearing aids.7
Routine vision exams are not only important for your eyes, they may also help find early signs of serious problems, such as diabetes and high blood pressure.8
MetLife Vision Insurance with the Superior Vision network.
Once you register through the portal, you will
be able to access information about your Vision plan, view
your claims, find an in-network or participating vision
provider, or print/download your ID card.
Superior Vision MyBenefits Guide
How to search for or nominate a provider.
Find a Vision Provider
Go to the Find a Vision Provider tool on metlife.com, choose Superior Vision as your network, and enter your ZIP code for a list of participating vision providers.
Estimate the costs of services at an in-network eye care provider
Vision Insurance FAQs
Your plan covers one annual eye exam, frames and lenses. Discounts5 are also available for polycarbonate (shatter-resistant) lenses, ultraviolet (UV) coating, scratch-resistant and anti-reflective coatings, and progressive lenses.
Even if you don’t wear glasses or contacts, regular visits to your eye doctor may help contribute to your overall health. Routine vision exams can find serious problems, such as diabetes and high blood pressure.8
You can go to any licensed eye care professional.2 Enjoy lower out-of-pocket costs when visiting a participating vision care provider.
Choose from the thousands of ophthalmologists, optometrists and opticians, or popular retail locations.3 You can also access all the top optical retailers9 in network3 like Warby Parker, America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Costco Optical, LensCrafters, Pearle Vision,10 Target Optical, VisionWorks, Walmart Vision Center and more.11 Or shop at in-network, online eyewear stores, including Warby Parker, LensCrafters, Glasses.com, ContactsDirect, 1-800 Contacts and Befitting.11
Eyeglasses and routine eye exams can be more expensive than you may think. With MetLife Vision Insurance, you may save on eye exams and eyewear through fixed copays and allowances.1
Your plan includes access to a discount5 on laser vision correction.6 You can even access a hearing exam and a discount5 on hearing aids.7
See What You’re Missing
From exams to frames, contacts, and fittings, vision insurance can help keep your eye care costs down and your eyes healthy.
1 Your actual savings from enrolling in a vision plan will depend on various factors, including the plan chosen, plan premiums, number of visits to an eye care professional by your family per year, and the cost of services and materials received. Be sure to review the Schedule of Benefits for your plan's specific benefits and other important details.
2 If you choose an out-of-network provider, you may have increased expenses, will need to pay in full at the time of service, and will need to file a claim with MetLife for reimbursement.
3 For a list of participating providers, use the Find a Vision Provider tool at metlife.com. Select Find a Vision Provider, choose Superior Vision as the network, complete the information requested and hit the Search Now button.
4 Lens enhancements are available at participating private practices. Pricing is subject to change without notice. Please check with your provider for details and availability prior to receiving services. Additional discounts may not be available in certain states or at certain retail locations.
5 Discount off retail. Not all providers participate in vision program discounts, including the member out-of-pocket features. Call your provider prior to scheduling an appointment to confirm if the discount and member out-of-pocket features are offered at that location. Discounts and member out-of-pocket are not insurance and subject to change without notice.
6 The Superior Vision network provides you with the opportunity to access discounted laser correction services. Laser vision correction services are administered by QualSight, LLC, and may not be available in all service areas. Superior Vision makes no representations regarding any services provided by QualSight, LLC. Not everyone will qualify for LASIK surgery. Results will vary. Please discuss outcomes with your eyecare provider.
7 The Superior Vision network provides you with the opportunity to access discounts with Your Hearing Network. All hearing services are administered by Your Hearing Network and may not be available in all service areas. Superior Vision makes no representations regarding any services provided by Your Hearing Network.
8 Kelley, OD, MS, Sonia, Are eye exams just as important as other health exams?, AllAboutVision.com, April 13, 2022, https://www.allaboutvision.com/eye-care/eye-exams/rethinking-importance-of-eye-exams/. Accessed November 25, 2024.
9 VM’s 2024 Top 50 U.S. Optical Retailers, Vision Monday, June 2024, https://www.visionmonday.com/CMSDocuments/2024/06/vmtop50retailers_2024.pdf. Accessed November 21, 2024.
10 Not all Pearle Vision locations participate in MetLife Vision Insurance with the Superior Vision network. Please visit metlife.com to confirm participating locations by using our Find A Vision Provider tool and selecting Superior Vision as the network.
11 All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
MetLife vision benefits are underwritten by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, NY. Certain claims and network administration services are provided through Superior Vision Services, Inc. (“Superior Vision”), a Delaware corporation. Superior Vision is part of the MetLife family of companies. Like most group benefit programs, Superior Vision by MetLife plans contain certain exclusions, exceptions, reductions, limitations, waiting periods and terms for keeping them in force. Please contact MetLife or your plan administrator for costs and complete details.