OASIS Alert

Published on Mon May 28, 2007 PDF

The right answer can mean 6 points in the clinical domain.

Question: When answering M0390, the term "corrective lenses" means:

(a) prescription glasses,
(b) a magnifying glass,
(c) reading glasses from a drug store,
(d) all of the above,
(e) only (a) and (c).

Answer:  Even though all these lenses correct vision in some way or another, (e) is the correct answer. Prescription glasses and reading glasses (whether prescription or not) are considered corrective lenses. But "a magnifying glass is not considered an example of a corrective lens," the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services explains in the M0390 response-specific instructions.