Vision Coverage
Get the best in eye care and eyewear with PURDUE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STAFF and VSP® Vision Care.
Enrollment
Those employed in a graduate staff position(s) which carries a minimum of 0.50 FTE/half time/20 hours per week or more or a graduate student with a fellowship administered as an assistantship on the West Lafayette/Indianapolis campus are eligible for the graduate staff vision program.
Vision Coverage
Coverage Dates
For new hires and newly benefits-eligible graduate staff, your coverage will be in place following your enrollment starting with the beginning of the month in which you were hired/became eligible and terminating with the end of the academic year or the end of month in which you are eligible for graduate staff benefits.
For returning graduate staff enrolling during the annual open enrollment period, your coverage will be in place from August 1 until the end of the academic year or the end of month in which you are eligible for graduate staff benefits
VSP Provider Network: VSP Choice
Benefit | Description | Copay |
WellVision Exam |
|
$5 copay |
Diabetic Eyecare Plus Program |
|
$20 copay |
Glasses and Sunglasses |
|
20% off |
Contact Lens Exam |
|
15% off |
Laser Vision Correction |
|
Average 15% off the regular price or 5% of the promotional price |
Vision Plan Cost
The cost for vision coverage is included in the graduate staff medical plan premium.
Enrollment
Graduate staff are automatically enrolled with their dependents in the graduate staff vision plan through VSP when they enroll in the graduate staff medical plan at the Academic HealthPlans (AHP) Portal. Dependents include your legal spouse and/or dependent children (until the end of the month in which the children reach their 26th birthday).
Vision ID Number
Your VSP ID number is your ten-digit Purdue University ID number. Do not add the trailing eleventh number; this is a card version number.
Access Your Benefits
Once your plan is effective, register at vsp.com to find an eye care provider and review your benefits and claims. At your appointment, tell them you have VSP. There’s no ID card necessary.
- Find a Doctor
- Eyeconic.com - VSP's preferred online eyewear store
- Bonus & Special Offers
Contacts
Questions on coverage and claims.
- (800) 877-7195
Vision Health Resources
- VSP Eyewear and Wellness - Information on a variety of vision topics
- Eye Exam 101 - What to expect
- The Difference Between an Eye Exam and a Contact Lens Exam
- Understanding Your Eye Prescription
- What Eye-Related Symptoms Can Tell Us
- The 'New Workplace' and Its Impact on Our Eyes