NVision, a leading provider of ophthalmic physician services, surveyed more than 1,000 people across the U.S. to find out how often they visit an eye doctor. Forty-eight percent of respondents go at least once a year, 21 percent every two years, 18 percent visit every three to five years, 10 percent go every six to ten years or longer, and 3 percent have never been to the eye doctor at all.

Although some people haven’t recently visited an eye doctor, 53 percent of respondents had their vision checked in the last year. Additionally, 20 percent had it checked two years ago, and 27 percent had it looked over more than three years ago.

NVision found that 48 percent of respondents reported last seeing their eye doctor in 2022, followed by 34 percent who went in 2021, 10 percent who had an appointment in 2020, and 8 percent who haven’t been to the eye doctor since 2019 or earlier. Despite having an optometrist, 30 percent of Americans avoid going to the eye doctor due to cost.

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