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Vision Monday Announces 2026 Top 50 U.S. Optical Retailers
Data for the 2026 Vision Monday Top 50 U.S. Optical Retailers report is drawn from calendar year 2025 sales and location figures, featuring a...
Closing the Gaps in Eye Care: 2026 Report Available Now
Women In Optometry has released Closing the Gaps in Eye Care: The Optometric Workforce Report 2026, supported by Alcon. This second annual report examines...
Barriers and Opportunities for Optometry
This article is an excerpt from the Closing the Gaps report.
Barriers to access also present opportunities for growth and expansion.
▼ Scope and practice patterns:...
Research Says Desk Workers Spend Nearly 100 Hours a Week on...
VSP® Vision Care released new research revealing a concerning trend: desk workers are now getting nearly 100 hours of screen time each week, with work accounting for a substantial...
ECPs Say They’re Not Too Worried About Flu This Season
As flu, COVID-19 and strep cases rise across the country, Women in Optometry asked readers whether masking has returned to their exam rooms.
MASKS? MOSTLY...
U.S. Optical Industry Reaches $69.5 Billion Despite Declines in Product Volume...
The U.S. optical industry grew in value in 2025 even as Americans purchased fewer optical products and underwent fewer eye exams, according to Market...
Vision Council Research Highlights Consumer Vision Care Priorities in Final Quarter...
The Vision Council released new research highlighting consumer habits about optical products and services for the last quarter of 2025. The report, Consumer inSights Q4 2025, reveals the...
Are You Wearing a Mask Again?
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Cost of Health Care Most Urgent Problem, Say 29% of Poll...
The percentage of Americans worried that cost is the "most urgent health problem" in the U.S. rose from 23% a year ago to 29%...
Contact Lens Institute Publishes “Shifting Focus” Report
The Contact Lens Institute™ (CLI) has published “Shifting Focus: Generational Perspectives of Contact Lenses & Eye Care” to help the eye care community better understand and...
