Kids Frames Covered in Switzerland

"The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health has announced that as of 1 July 2012, money spent purchasing eyeglasses and contact lenses for children up to age 18, are once again being reimbursed as part of the Swiss basic medical insurance," notes Geneva Lunch. "Federal Councillor Alain Berset decided to reintroduce the reimbursement as part of the basic health insurance following expert medical opinion that concluded that correcting a sight defect in childhood is equivalent to treating an eye disease in adults."Read more.