Can you use FSA or HSA to buy glasses?

Updated MAY 28, 20233 min read

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Before your FSA and HSA dollars expire, you can use them to buy glasses online, including eyeglasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses at GlassesUSA.com.

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What is FSA/HSA?

FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and HSA (Health Savings Account) are financial accounts where you set aside pre-tax money from your paycheck to pay for health expenses that aren’t covered by your insurance. Your FSA money expires December 31, HSA money never expires.

How can you buy glasses with HSA/FSA?

FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and HSA (Health Savings Account) are financial accounts where you set aside pre-tax money from your paycheck to pay for health expenses that aren’t covered by your insurance. Your FSA money expires December 31, HSA money never expires.

What type of glasses can you buy with FSA/HSA?

You can use your FSA or HSA dollars to buy any eyewear product that corrects your vision. This means all prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses including single-vision, progressives, prescription blue light blockers and readers. You can also use your FSA or HSA to buy any contacts brand.

We recommend going over the details of your FSA plan to make sure exactly what’s covered and what’s not.


Can you buy designer glasses with FSA/HSA?

Sure – if you want prescription Ray-Ban glasses or eyewear by any other brand, you can buy them with your FSA or HSA dollars. And because GlassesUSA.com offers prescription eyewear at up to 50% off retail prices you can get more for your FSA/HSA dollars than anywhere else plus free shipping on all orders to your door.

Published May 1, 2023|Updated May 28, 2023

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GlassesUSA.com

Set out to disrupt the traditional eyewear industry, GlassesUSA.com is the largest online eyewear retailer offering a variety of both high-quality designer and house brands with a wide-range of styles and lens types including: single vision lenses, multifocal lenses, Rx sunglasses, sports glasses, kids glasses, contact lenses, digital protection, anti-reflective coatings and more.