topic Does buying glasses with an HSA card count as medical expenses? in Deductions & credits

Does buying glasses with an HSA card count as medical expenses?

ajo234 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:42:30 GMT

Re: Does buying glasses with an HSA card count as medical expenses?

Mike9241 — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:28:54 GMT

No. Medical expenses paid through an HSA are not allowed to be deducted as a medical expense. you got the tax deduction through th HSA contribution.

Re: Does buying glasses with an HSA card count as medical expenses?

dmertz — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 21:02:36 GMT

The purchase of prescription glasses is a qualified medical expense that can be paid with a distribution from the HSA.

If you itemize deductions, any amounts that you indicate as qualified medical expenses paid with distributions from the HSA must be entered as medical expenses when entering itemized deductions because TurboTax automatically subtracts off from itemized medical expenses the amount of qualified medical expenses paid with distributions from the HSA.