Vision Insurance with the VSP® Choice Network
Vision insurance helps cover fees for annual preventive care check-ups, glasses and contacts.
Take care of your eyes and your health
Even if you have perfect vision, yearly eye exams are recommended. You can save1 on a range of vision services and eyewear, including yearly eye exams, glasses, contact lenses, fittings and evaluations.
- Can provide significant savings1
- Choose from thousands of ophthalmologists and opticians2
Did you know routine vision exams do more than care for your vision? They can also help protect your health by catching early signs of serious problems, such as diabetes and high blood pressure.3
See how you can save1 on eye care through your employer
Care for the eyesight of every member of your family with vision insurance.
Find a Vision Provider
VSP Choice is the network for providers.
Vision Insurance FAQs
MetLife Vision covers a wide range of services. They include routine eye exams, glasses, contact fittings, evaluations and lenses, plus additional savings1 on non-prescription sunglasses and laser vision correction.4
A vision plan is a competitively priced way to help care for the eyesight of everyone in your family. Even if you don’t wear glasses or contacts, regular visits to your eye doctor are important to your overall health. Routine eye exams can help detect other health problems.3
Eyeglasses and routine eye exams can be more expensive than you may think. With MetLife, through low to no copays, you can save1 on vision wear and services. Lens enhancements5 like polycarbonate (shatter-resistant) lenses for children up to age 18 and ultraviolet (UV) coating are covered in full. You also enjoy fixed copays for lens enhancements5 like scratch-resistant and anti-reflective coatings, and progressive lenses.
You can go to any licensed eye care professional.6 Choose from the thousands of ophthalmologists, optometrists and opticians at private practices or popular retail locations like Costco Optical, America’s Best, Cohen’s Fashion Optical, Eyeglass World, For Eyes Optical, Pearle Vision,7 Sam’s Club, Visionworks, Walmart and more.8
You can choose the eyewear that’s right for you and your budget. Your eye care professional can help you choose from classic styles to the latest designer frames. You can select from hundreds of options for you and your family. Some of the great brands to choose from include Anne Klein, bebe, Flexon, Lacoste, Nike, Nine West, Calvin Klein and more.8
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From exams to frames, contacts and fittings, vision insurance can help keep your eyecare costs down1 and your vision in check.
1 Your actual savings by 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 For a list of participating providers, use the Find a Vision Provider tool at metlife.com. Select Find a Vision Provider, choose VSP Choice as the network, complete the information requested and hit the Search button.
3 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 April 25, 2024.
4 The VSP Choice network allows you to access discounted laser correction services. May not be available in all states or regions. Custom LASIK coverage only available using wavefront technology with the microkeratome surgical device. Other LASIK procedures may be performed at an additional cost to the member. Additional savings on laser vision care is only available at participating locations. Not everyone will qualify for LASIK surgery. Results will vary. Please discuss outcomes with your eyecare provider.
5 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.
6 If you choose an out-of-network provider, you may have increased expenses, will need to pay in full at the time of services and will need to file a claim with MetLife for reimbursement.
7 Not all Pearle Vision locations participate in MetLife Vision insurance with the VSP Choice network. Please visit metlife.com to confirm participating locations by using our Find a Vision Provider tool and selecting VSP Choice as the network.
8 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.
Like most group benefit programs, benefit programs offered by MetLife and its affiliates contain certain exclusions, exceptions, waiting periods, reductions of benefits, limitations and terms for keeping them in force. Please contact MetLife for complete details.
Vision Insurance is provided by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife), New York, NY. Certain claim and network administration services are provided through Vision Service Plan (VSP), Rancho Cordova, CA. VSP is not affiliated with MetLife or its affiliates.
VSP is a registered trademark of Vision Service Plan.