For 70 years, VSP Vision® has been a purpose-driven company focused on the long-term success of the profession. We have and will continue to invest in the success of private practice doctors every step of the way. Here’s a look at the impact we’re making together.
As VSP celebrates 70 years, we’re also marking 20 years of the VSP Eyes of Hope Mobile Clinics—launched in response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Thanks to the dedication of volunteer doctors, these clinics have delivered free eye care and eyewear at outreach events across the U.S., in communities where it’s needed most.
Click the image at left to watch your peers in action and learn how you can get involved.
Featured Impact
In 2024, VSP invested more than $11.3M in local communities to increase equitable access to vision care.
Together, we’re making an impact on the industry, the community, and the future of optometry – while helping private practices get the most out of their relationship with VSP Vision™.
Giving Back Through Optometry Gene Sweetnam, OD, developed a passion for giving back through optometry on a mission trip while he was a reservist in the military. He was shocked when he returned home and realized the same eye care needs existed even in the most affluent areas of the U.S.
VSP Vision Eyes of Hope provides access to no-cost eye care, eyewear, and disaster relief in places where it’s needed most across country.
VSP is committed to supporting and partnering with the next generation of optometrists.
Patients with vision insurance receive eye exams more frequently than those without vision coverage. With the critical connection between vision care and overall health, VSP encourages millions of VSP Vision Care members to visit a VSP network doctor, supporting access to millions of patients and billions of dollars in revenue each year.
In the past two years, VSP has provided more than $300,000 to state optometric associations for disaster relief, children’s vision initiatives, and combating anti-optometry legislation, such as “not-a-doctor” initiatives in several states.
Patients with vision insurance reported having an eye exam in the last 12 months.1
VSP members who visited a VSP private practice location in 2024
Number of private practice claims from VSP members in 2024
Number of diabetes exam reminders2 sent on behalf of doctors to patients in 2024
Exam rate yielded from diabetes exam reminders2