From May, more people will be eligible for health insurance compensation when purchasing contact lenses and glasses. The RIZIV lowers the threshold for the reimbursement of the strength of the lens or spectacle glass.
The National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance will only reimburse you for the purchase of lenses or glasses under certain conditions. Until now, there was only a reimbursement for a prescription from -7 or from +7 for glasses and -7.75 and +7.75 for contact lenses. These thresholds are lowered to 6 diopters, the deviation that reflects ‘how poorly someone sees’. In concrete terms: lenses and glasses from -6 and +6 are now entitled to a refund.
According to the RIZIV, approximately 105,000 more people who are highly nearsighted (negative diopter) or farsighted (positive diopter) are therefore eligible for compensation for spectacle lenses. For contact lenses this concerns approximately 154,000 more people.
People can get a refund for glasses and contact lenses at the same time. This concerns the reimbursement of compulsory health insurance. This can still be supplemented by the health insurance funds.
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