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Employee
May 31, 2019
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Can I deduct the cost of frames and lenses for my glasses as a medical expense?

  • May 31, 2019
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Best answer by MargaretL1

Hello,

Yes - you can.

You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay for eyeglasses and contact lenses needed for medical reasons.  You can also include the cost of equipment and materials required for using contact lenses, such as saline solution and enzyme cleaner.

For a full list of medical expenses, please click here.

Good luck!

I hope you have found this information helpful.

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Employee
May 31, 2019

Hello,

Yes - you can.

You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay for eyeglasses and contact lenses needed for medical reasons.  You can also include the cost of equipment and materials required for using contact lenses, such as saline solution and enzyme cleaner.

For a full list of medical expenses, please click here.

Good luck!

I hope you have found this information helpful.

Employee
May 31, 2019
The answer needs to provide more detail such as what section of TurboTax to enter the information.  The Eyewear Expenses section gives examples of deductible expenses but, inexplicably, does not list lenes, frames or contacts.