Vision Insurance Plans
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Northwestern offers US-based faculty and staff a vision plan through BCBSIL/EyeMed. Northwestern offers Qatar-based employees coverage through Cigna International Health plan. Northwestern offers US-based postdoctoral trainees a vision plan through EyeMed.
Plan options
US-based Northwestern faculty & staff:
Qatar -based Northwestern faculty & staff:
US-based Northwestern postdoctoral trainees:
If you have a problem with your eyes, such as an injury or disease of the eye, this would fall under your health care plan. Read the Summary Plan Description for Northwestern’s health and welfare insurance coverage.
Laser vision correction discount
This is not an endorsement of this program by Northwestern University. The purpose of this notice is informational only. Northwestern employees and their immediate family members have access to a laser vision correction discount done at Northwestern Medicine’s downtown campus by Northwestern Medicine LASIK Physicians. This discount is separate from benefit coverage through BCBSIL/EyeMed. Call Northwestern Medicine LASIK physicians at 312-695-2549 for further information.