Vision Therapy and Related Interventions, Coloured Filters and Tinted Lenses

Not Routinely Funded

Vision therapy, behavioural optometry or vision training are considered low priority procedures and therefore NWICB will not routinely fund these procedures.

The provision of colourimetry, coloured filters or tinted lenses are considered low priority procedures and therefore NWICB will not routinely fund these procedures.

Cases for Individual Funding Consideration (Patients who do not meet the policy criteria)

On a case to case basis, patients might be eligible for this intervention, in consideration of their exceptionality. The requesting clinician must provide information to support the case for being considered an exception, by submitting an individual funding request.