Pearle Vision Goes Navy
Pearle Vision and the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) have partnered to bring national optical retail centers to naval bases in Virginia Beach, San Diego, and Groton, CT, with the opportunity to expand to additional bases in the future. This is Pearle Vision’s first partnership with a military organization and NEXCOM’s first partnership with a national optical retailer.
“This contract with Pearle Vision will support our mission to enhance the quality of life for our military members and their families stationed at these naval bases,” says Greg Thomas, SVP, Store Operations, NEXCOM.
The Pearle Vision EyeCare Centers will have optometrists on-site and will accept Tricare and other national insurance plans. They are open to patients with a military ID. —Susan Tarrant
Walmart Clinics to Include Eye Exams
Walmart is jumping feetfirst into the healthcare field, opening a standalone clinic in Georgia that will provide comprehensive and low-cost primary care. The clinic, dubbed Walmart Health, is located next to the main store to provide additional privacy to patients.
Optometric services are offered in addition to immunizations, lab tests, dental care, audiology, and behavioral health services. It’s not yet known if future clinics will be located by Walmart stores that already have working opticals, or if optometry services will be taken off the menu at any that are. (walmarthealth.com )
Another Walmart pilot program in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina will involve selling Sam’s Club “healthcare bundles” to members that feature discounted health services, including eye exams and eyewear. —S.T.
60%
According to the 10th annual Transitions Optical Employee Perceptions of Vision Benefits survey, 6 in 10 Gen Z employees (ages 18-24) are enrolled in a vision plan—compared with just half of Gen Z employees surveyed in 2018.
65%
Two-thirds of Gen Z employees are likely to visit an eyecare professional within the next 12 months, compared with around half (56%) in 2018.
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