Gone are the days when Lasik was a mysterious, untestedprocedure that might make your eyeballs explode a decade down theroad.

Fifteen years in, the procedure—which improves vision by using alaser to reshape a patient's cornea—is as popular as it has everbeen, and any vision plan worth its salt offers laser visioncorrection as part of its standard coverage: either through adiscount or through an allowance for employees who wish to have theprocedure. >>

“Post-Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, employers arelooking even more heavily toward being able to offer discounts andvalue-add program to their employees. Continuing to offer thoseprograms are very important to the employer and to the broker,”says Kevin Hilst, senior vice president of sales for EyeMed.

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