Community Eye Care (CEC) is a North Carolina vision benefits company that administers voluntary vision plans for employers across the state.

For a number of reasons, Community Eye Care has become the vision plan of choice in North Carolina:

• Simplicity of Plan Design. The CEC vision plan is simple and very easy to understand. Members receive a routine eye examination once per year plus an allowance for eyewear. The allowance, which is available at the $150 and $200 levels, acts like a credit. It can be applied to any glasses or contact lenses in the doctor's dispensary. Members do not have to choose from a limited selection of "plan eyewear."
  
  
• Quality of Providers. Participation on the CEC provider panel is by invitation. Both optometrists and ophthalmologists participate, giving plan members maximum choice. All providers are credentialed to NCQA standards.
  
  
• NC-Based. Companies indigenous to North Carolina appreciate the fact that CEC is headquartered in Charlotte. They understand that a local company will be accessible, knowledgeable about the region, and responsive to the needs of both the employer and their employees.
  
  
• Substantial Savings for Members. Individuals can reduce their annual eye care costs by as much as $124. A family of four can save over $600 per year. Under a pre-tax program, the actual savings are much higher. Note, too, that the CEC vision plan entails fewer out-of-pocket costs than is the case with other vision plans.
  
  
• No Cost to the Employer. As a voluntary, employee-paid benefit, the CEC vision plan enhances an employer's benefits package without adding to the employer's costs.