Blindness Cover

Medical treatments for loss of sight are usually very expensive and can be stressful for you and your family. With Blindness Cover from Care Health Insurance Limited, you can avail of coverage of up to Rs. 3 lakh for in-patient and pre/post hospitalisation costs related to treatment for visual impairment.

Policy duration: One year

• What’s covered?

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  Hospitalisation expenses

  Offered by Bajaj Finserv under Pocket Insurance and Subscriptions, Bacterial Meningitis Cover offers coverage against hospitalisation and related expenses towards the disease. Coverage includes expenses on in-patient care, pre-hospitalisation expenses (for up to 30 days) and post-hospitalisation expenses (for up to 60 days). The policy comes into effect only after a confirmed diagnosis by a specialist doctor.

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  Treatment charges

  Treatment charges includes hospital room rent, ICU expenses, transfusion, doctor fees, medicines and tests.

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  Doctor’s fees

  The doctor’s fees before, during and after hospitalisation are covered under the plan.

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  Medication

  Expenses on medicines related to hospitalisation are covered.

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  Ambulance expenses

  The plan covers ambulance expenses of up to Rs. 2,000.

• Hospitalisation for any reason other than blindness
• Any pre-existing disease
• Treatment for low vision, which is defined as visual acuity of less than 6/18 but equal to or better than 3/60, or a corresponding visual field loss to less than 20° in the better eye with the best possible correction
• Cases of blindness with low vision before the inception of the policy
• Cost of enucleation related to tumours or other eye defects
• Cost of the prosthesis for cosmetic correction
• Visual aids, implantable or external

Fill in the online application form and pay the premium using your preferred payment mode. Here is the step-by-step process:

• Step 1: Click on the ‘Buy Now’ button and enter your basic details
• Step 2: Check and confirm your application by entering the OTP sent to your mobile number.
• Step 3: Pay the premium via credit/debit card, UPI, mobile wallet, or any other available online payment mode.

You can raise a claim by contacting the insurer using either of the ways below :

• Email: claims@careinsurance.com
• Toll-free number: 1800-102-4488