5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Among recent exam patients who bought prescription eyewear, 80% purchased it from their exam provider, and 89% of those purchases occurred on the exam day.

• 2

  In Q3 2026, 38% of recent eyewear buyers purchased more than one pair, up from 34% in Q3 2025.

• 3

  Multipair purchases were more common online than in person (53% vs 36%) and at corporate than independent locations (42% vs 33%).

• 4

  Antireflective coating was reported by 62% of recent buyers, while 36% reported blue light filtering and nearly 1 in 10 did not know whether their lenses included it.

• 5

  Among recent eyewear buyers with an FSA or HSA, 67% used the account for out-of-pocket eyewear costs, while about one-third did not.