The Eye Care Group and Associates

Optometry

The Eye Care Group and Associates is an Optometry practice in Miami, FL with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in examining eyes for both vision and health problems, and correcting refractive errors by prescribing eyeglasses and contact lenses, as well as providing low vision care and vision therapy. Optometrists at The Eye Care Group and Associates perform eye exams to detect any vision problems or diseases; requires testing visual acuity, depth, and color perception, as well as the ability to focus and coordinate the eyes. Optometry is the practice or profession of examining the eyes for visual defects and prescribing corrective lenses. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Optometry practices include conjunctivitis, diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Optometry practices include visual acuity test, color blindness test, cover test, eye movement test, depth perception test, retinoscopy, refraction test, as well as autorefractor and abberrometer prescription estimate.

Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye. An optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree. Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice. Optometrists are eye health care professionals state-licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.

• Aetna [Aetna Health Inc. (a FL corp.)]

• Aetna Better Health of Florida

• AlwaysCare Benefits, Inc. [Starmount Life Insurance Company]

• Ambetter from Sunshine Health [Sunshine State Health Plan]

• AvMed Health Plans [AvMed, Inc.]

• Bright Health Insurance Company

• Cigna Healthcare [Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company]

• Davis Vision

• Doctors HealthCare Plans, Inc.

• EyeMed [EyeMed Vision Care LLC]

• Florida Blue [Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida]

• Guardian [Guardian Life Insurance Company of America]

• Humana [Humana Medical Plan, Inc.]

• Lincoln Financial Group [The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company]

• Medica Health Plans of Florida, Inc

• Medicaid

• Medicare

• MetLife [Metropolitan Life Insurance Company]

• Molina Marketplace [Molina Healthcare of Florida, Inc]

• National Vision Administrators (NVA)

• Preferred Medical Plan, Inc.

• Simply Healthcare Plans, Inc.

• Spectera

• Sunshine Health

• Superior Vision

• UnitedHealthcare [Neighborhood Health Partnership, Inc.]

• VersantHealth [Versant Health Holdco, Inc.]

• VSP Vision Care [Vision Service Plan]