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Exam Growth Is Cooling—Here's How Eyecare Practices Can Win

</i>Eyecare Business</i> and GPN offer a fresh focus on industry data—exploring a specific aspect of the optometric practice each month. Here, GPN breaks down recent trends in comprehensive exam volume, highlighting slowing growth and what practices can do to stay ahead.

  • January 1, 2026

  • 3 min

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GPN's Optometric Business Tracker analyzes trends in comprehensive exam volume within eyecare practices, revealing a growth slowdown with national exam volumes reaching 4.63 million in 2025, marking a 6.7% increase from 2023. However, the annual growth rate has sharply declined from +4.2% to +2.4%. Practices must adapt by improving patient retention and scheduling as patient acquisition becomes more challenging. Proactive strategies, such as recall audits and peak month preparations, are essential to maintaining growth amidst changing trends.

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Exam Growth Is Cooling—Here's How Eyecare Practices Can Win

  • January 1, 2026

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