Leave eyeglasses out of medical voucher scheme for elderly rather than cap spending, Hong Kong’s optometrists say

Hong Kong health authorities should exclude eyeglasses from the elderly health care voucher scheme instead of imposing a blanket spending cap on optometric services, a trade group representing the industry said on Tuesday.The government on Monday proposed a HK$2,000 (US$256) cap every two years on the value residents could spend on optometric services using their vouchers in a bid to stop patients from using the money all in one place – as was increasingly the case.But Vincent Ng Sheung-shun,…