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Medicare and Private Health Rebates


We understand that navigating the healthcare system can be confusing, especially when navigating your insurance benefits. Goulburn Eyecare is committed to helping you make the most of your optical health coverage, whether you have Medicare, private health insurance or a combination of both.

Medicare provides rebates for certain eye care services, including eye examinations, glasses and contact lenses. If you have private health insurance, you may have additional benefits that cover a wider range of services, such as designer frames, specialty lenses and contact lens solutions.

Maximising Your Benefits


Our optometrists are experts in understanding the complexities of optical health insurance and are passionate about helping you get the most out of your benefits. We'll work with you to understand your coverage and identify opportunities to maximise rebates and minimise out-of-pocket expenses.

Many health funds allocate optical entitlements per calendar year; unused benefits typically don't roll over. That means that strategic scheduling of your eye tests and eyewear purchases is important to ensure you're utilising your benefits to the fullest.

  • Visiting an optometrist for an eye test is crucial to ensure good eye health. It's an equally effective way to detect and diagnose certain eye conditions and diseases early on. But how much does it cost and does Medicare cover eye tests?