References 

DeltaVision

1. “Eye exams do more than check your vision, they can spot early signs of bigger health issues like high blood pressure or diabetes.”

   “20 Surprising Health Problems an Eye Exam Can Catch, American Academy of Ophthalmology”; www.aao.org; April 2024.

2. “75% of Americans use some sort of vision correction.”

     “What Percentage of the Population Wears Glasses?”; Vision Council of America; GlassesCrafter.com.

3. “Adults with vision impairment often have lower rates of workforce participation and productivity and higher rates of depression and anxiety.”

     “Blindness and vision impairment”; World Health Organization; who.int; August 2023.

4. “Research shows that 87% of employees are more likely to stay with their company when they have access to high-quality vision coverage.”

     Moraes, A; “6 Key Reasons Offering Better Vision Benefits Will Help Your Organization”; California Broker; calbrokermag.com; October 2021.5.

5. “86% consider vision benefits an important part of their overall health care budget.”

     Employees Value Vision Care as Much as Dental“; PR Newswire; prnewswire.com; March 2023.

https://www.eyemed.com/resource/blob/5116/46e8b1b64650778feada83b3a52cad37/value-of-vision-brochure-data-data.pdf

Small Business plans

1. “In the U.S., 92.4 million hours of work and school are lost each year due to emergency dental visits.”

     Delta Dental. “Dental Insurance for Small Business.” Protect My Smile. Accessed July 2025.

      https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5772383/

2. “78% of employees say dental coverage is important, yet only 14% of small businesses offer it.”

     Delta Dental. “Using Dental Benefits to Improve Employee Retention.” Protect My Smile. Accessed July 2025.

     https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/02/20/dental-benefits-are-a-competitive-advantage-for.html

     https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/02/20/dental-benefits-are-a-competitive-advantage-for.html

2026 Individual & Family Plans

1. “Families with dental insurance are almost twice as likely to receive preventive care as to those without it.”

     Delta Dental. “The Value of Dental Insurance.” Protect My Smile. Accessed July 2025.

     HPI: National Trends Dental Care Use, Dental Insurance Coverage and Cost Barriers Sept 2024

DeltaVision Sales Tool

1. “3 out of 4 adults use some form of vision correction.”

     “The Vision Council Releases Consumer inSights Q1 2022 Report“; Vision Monday; visionmonday.com.

2. “86% of employees say vision benefits are an important part of their health care budget.”

     "Employees Value Vision Care as Much as Dental“; PR Newswire; prnewswire.com; March 2023.

3. “87% of employees are more likely to stay at their company if offered high quality vision benefits.”

     Moraes, A; “6 Key Reasons Offering Better Vision Benefits Will Help Your Organization”; California Broker; calbrokermag.com; October 2021.

4. “The average employer gains $7 for every $1 invested in vision benefits”

     “5 Reasons Why Employers Should Offer Eye Care Benefits”; Ameritas; ameritas.com; March 2022. i. https://www.eyemed.com/en-us/employers/why-vision

5. “Adults with vision impairment often have lower rates of workforce participation and productivity and higher rates of depression and anxiety.”

     “Blindness and vision impairment”; World Health Organization; who.int; August 2023.

6. “77% of U.S. adults reported having a vision care exam in the last 24 months.”

     Consumer inSights Q1 2022 Report; Vision Council; 2022

7. “90% of people with vision impairment have a preventable or treatable health condition.”

     Haileamlak, A., MD; “The Burden of Visual Impairment and Efforts to Curve it Down”; NIH National Library of Medicine; ncbi.nim.nih.gov; September 2022.

     https://www.eyemed.com/resource/blob/1548/a0e858f196664dcce2cbc411cc56421f/value-of-vision-infographic-data.pdf

8. “99.8% of members have at least 1 provider within 15 miles.”

     EyeMed book of business data, 2021.

9. “100 frames priced $130 or lower at every location”

     https://www.eyemed.com/resource blob/1550/04f0721bfe07afee462aa46a381707c2/network-infographic-i-2303-cb-192-data.pdf

10. “95% of members have 1 provider within 20 miles (rural).”

     EyeMed Insight network, February 2025.

11. “97% of members are satisfied with their benefits.”

     Based on 4,196 survey respondents responding to the EyeMed Member Satisfaction (MSAT) Survey conducted by Concentrix, 2024.

12. “Clients think our benefits result in low out of pocket costs.”

     Based on 524 survey respondents, T2B National and Strategic segment. 97% of clients responding to the EyeMed Client Satisfaction (CSAT) Survey conducted by Walker Information, 2022

13. “76% average member savings with our benefits versus retail pricing.”

      EyeMed internal book of business analysis, 2024