Does Health Insurance Cover Glasses? 
Your regular health insurance plan may cover corrective lenses -LRB- glasses , contacts -RRB- in some situations . Cataracts are typically covered by health insurance . Surgical intervention to correct cataracts is normally covered as are the `` special '' eyeglasses that some former cataract patients wear . Other medical conditions of the eye , such as Sjogren 's -LRB- an autoimmune disease that can affect the eye -RRB- may require the individual to wear special eyewear such as goggles to prevent air from hitting the eye and drying it out even further . 