Why Families Still Choose Dr. Akor for Their Child's Eye Care
What about insurance?
Clear Vision Pediatric Ophthalmology Center is out of network with some plans, including UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, and Cigna. That does not necessarily mean your family will receive no help from insurance. Some plans offer out-of-network benefits and may reimburse part of the cost. Because every policy is different, families should contact their insurance company directly to ask about out-of-network reimbursement.
We do not promise reimbursement amounts, but many families decide that local specialist care is still the better choice once they compare the total cost of extended travel with the value of seeing the appropriate physician here in Corpus Christi.
A simple way to think about the decision
Question
- Does my child need a pediatric ophthalmologist?
- Would staying in network still require long-distance travel?
- Could local out-of-network care still be worth it?
Why it matters
- If the issue involves eye alignment, lazy eye, complex pediatric eye findings, or possible surgery, specialist training matters.
- Travel may add fuel costs, meals, missed work, missed school, and stress for repeat visits.
- Many families decide yes when they weigh specialist expertise, convenience, and the practical cost of travel.
Our Goal
Our goal is to help families understand why a referral to Dr. Akor is meaningful: not simply because she is an eye doctor, but because she is a physician whose training includes all of general ophthalmology plus additional fellowship training focused only on children. That depth of training can make an important difference in a child's vision and long-term care plan.
We are currently in-network with the following insurance plans:
- Traditional Medicaid
- Driscoll Medicaid
- Superior Medicaid
- Texas Medicaid
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Christus Health Plan
- Original Medicare
- Multiplan PHCS
- Railroad Medicare
- Tricare
- 90 Degree Benefits
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Meritain Health
- The Loomis Company
- Lucent Health
- MediShare
- Imagine36
Out-of-Network Insurance Plans
At this time, we are out-of-network with the following insurance plans:
- Aetna
- United Healthcare (including Medicaid plans)
- Molina
- Cigna
- Ambetter
- WellMed
- AARP Medicare Plans
- Community First
- ChampVA
- Dell Children’s Health Plan (Cigna)
- Humana
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