White Paper
The Eye Exam Advantage:
How Annual Vision Exams Detect Chronic Disease and Lower Employer Health Claim Costs
See the Measurable Value of Better Vision Benefits
Vision benefits are often viewed as an optional perk with limited value. The truth is that modern vision care can offer far more value than most benefits strategies account for.
Download this Unity Vision white paper to explore the data behind vision benefits, their potential impact on employee health outcomes, and the ways they may help reduce health-related expenses.
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Who should read this white paper?
- Employers looking to better understand the potential ROI of offering vision plans.
- Brokers who need demonstrable value and data points for selling vision benefits.
- Optometrists who want to keep up with industry trends and educate their patients.
What you’ll learn
- Quantify the value and savings associated with eye health benefits.
- Understand how modern eye-care technology may improve health outcomes.
- Evaluate the role vision benefits can play in reducing health-related expenses.
Summary of Findings
- Thanks to advancements in eye health technology, routine eye exams can now detect more than 270 health conditions, often during early stages.
- On average, employers see an ROI of $7 for each dollar spent on vision benefits.
- Eye doctors consistently act as an early detection barrier for high cholesterol in 65% of cases.
- Early detection leads to significantly lower health-related expenses. When hypertension is found early during an eye exam, the patient spends $2,633 less during their first year of managing the condition on average. This amount is close to $1,800 for diabetes.
- AI-powered retinal imaging can now predict 10-year cardiovascular risk and detect early Alzheimer’s biomarkers.
- Employer-paid exam-only vision plans can reach 100% vision coverage, providing more value and better health outcomes than voluntary plans.
About the Unity Vision white paper
Vision benefits are often viewed as an optional perk with limited value. The truth is that modern vision care can offer far more value than most benefits strategies account for.
Download this Unity Vision white paper to explore the data behind vision benefits, their potential impact on employee health outcomes, and the ways they may help reduce health-related expenses.