Regionally, the South and Midwest experienced the largest declines, with decreases hovering around 10 index points in most service/product categories. The West declined at a rate of about half the South and Midwest. While the Northeast held its own, remaining primarily flat across most service/product categories (except contact lenses, which fell 5 index points), it still remains behind the rest of the country overall by 10 or more index points in all product/service categories.
*The index baseline was developed by Jobson Research from total sales from an average seven days in the first quarter of 2019. This index baseline is equivalent to a score of 100. All other time periods going forward are calculated as a percent increase or decrease from the 100 baseline index of that period. This index is intended to show directional and magnitudinal change that the market is experiencing. Actual index scores are arbitrary meaning the baseline of 100 is simply used as a benchmark. Jobson Research shall not be held liable for any use or misuse of the data described and/or contained herein.
Please note that practices that use practice analytic systems tend to skew a bit larger and have higher revenue than practices that do not.
Source: GPN/EDGEPro and ABB Analyze contributed anonymous sales data used to determine gross revenue, exams/refractions, frame units, lens pairs, and contact lens boxes. Data was collected from approximately 3,500 independent eye care practices.
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