Meta Smartglasses and Vision Insurance

I have been hesitant to post this as I was having difficulties finding any valid documentation on the issue. I am also concerned that the nature of this post may start an argument, or at the very least attract trolls, as seems to be the nature of internet forums, generally speaking.
Nevertheless, I am here to share with you all, my experience with obtaining a pair of Meta Ray-Bans for only $53, including the 1 year extended warranty and applicable taxes.

I first learned of this opportunity through a classmate while taking classes for my upcoming Network Engineering Certification. This classmate, whom is also blind, made the claim that he picked up a pair of Meta Ray-Bans for only the out-of-pocket cost of the 1 year extended warranty, approx. $35US. This was roughly about 6 weeks ago, give or take.

About a week and a half ago, my friend, her husband, and I went to a local LensCrafters because her hubby needed a new script for his glasses. Regular corrective lenses, mind you. We decided to go with to see about using our Vision Insurance to help offset the cost of a pair of Meta Ray-Bans for each of us. This is how my classmate claims he obtained his for so little out-of-pocket cost.

At LensCrafters we had to speak to a manager/supervisor, and explained what we wanted and how would it work for us. Especially for myself, as I do not typically have a, "prescription", for corrective lenses. LensCrafters happens to have an on-site Ophthalmologist, whom we were instructed to schedule an eye exam with. We were told that, to appease the insurance we have, we would have to get a prescription lens for our Meta Smartglasses. This worked out for us both; my friend as she is near-sighted and for myself because I am fully blind so who cares if my eyewear are prescription or not. 😄

Two days later we returned for our eye exam appointment. While my friend actually had an eye exam, I just received a generic prescription for a pair of Meta Ray-Bans with the weakest corrective prescription, they could add to the lenses, again to appease insurance needs.

In the end, my friend got her Metas for about $63, and mind were about $53. Both include extended warranty and applicable taxes! 😎👌

LensCrafters,as I have only recently discovered, is an international eyewear retailer, as well as a certified meta retailer. So, unless there are certain regional prohibitive laws preventing this, then ideally anyone with decent vision insurance and access to a LensCrafters should be able to take advantage of my experience. Of course, I have no doubt this can be done at other certified retailers, provided they accept vision insurance. however, having an on-site Ophthalmologist made things go a lot smoother, and saved a lot of time.👍

Below is the only real definitive documentation I could find. I hope you all find it, and this post, useful.

Thanks for reading. 🙇

Lenscrafters Insurance Savings:
https://www.lenscrafters.com/lc-us/insurance-plans