I am dumbfounded. The shear lack of coverage is astounding. My daughter was born with congenital cataracts in both eyes, and was for the most part blind. She has had 2 operations to have her lenses in her eyes removed, and now has to wear glasses/contact lenses (she is 6 months old). I phoned PPN today to find out how much of her specs they will cover. here is the breakdown
Scenario 1
they cover R550 for a frame (this is fine since the frame I picked is R530)
They cover R140 per lens for the frame (the lenses cost R1500 per lens)
total
they cover R830 of a R3500 spectacle. which is not like a small shortfall, it is huge!!
Scenario 2
Contact lenses cost R1100 per lens, and they cover R1000 for both, but i need to provide motivation for the contact lenses, as she is under 16Years.
just thought I'd vent a bit
Scenario 1
they cover R550 for a frame (this is fine since the frame I picked is R530)
They cover R140 per lens for the frame (the lenses cost R1500 per lens)
total
they cover R830 of a R3500 spectacle. which is not like a small shortfall, it is huge!!
Scenario 2
Contact lenses cost R1100 per lens, and they cover R1000 for both, but i need to provide motivation for the contact lenses, as she is under 16Years.
just thought I'd vent a bit