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Offering vision and dental coverage may simply seem like the right thing for employers to do. But the benefits far outweigh basic healthcare. Listen as Versant Health’s Courtney Smith-Brawner discusses the benefits of offering both vision and dental care and why it’s critical for employers to understand the rewards.

COVID-19 has significantly impacted how people approach and perceive health care. Versant Health’s Second Annual Vision Wellness Study explores how people’s views of eye exams have changed in the pandemic environment, including beliefs about eye care services, the role of cost and affordability on care and the relationship between eye care and overall health.

Versant Health’s Elizabeth Klunk addresses vision care underutilization, the best ways to address the gap, and the issues it can pose to worker productivity and the company’s bottom line.

Versant Health’s Dr. Mark Ruchman discusses how preventative eye care is critically important to detecting not only eye disease, but other potential chronic issues – which leads to better management of health care expenses.

In a Vision Wellness Study from Versant Health, 74% of respondents under 40 said access to tech and tools for virtual visits would make them more likely to schedule a routine eye exam. Some 38% of under-40s said being able to communicate remotely with ODs would have a high impact on seeing one more often, compared to 34% of people 40-59 and just 15% of people 60 and over.

Young adults are showing a new interest in telehealth eye care access, according to a survey conducted by Versant Health that suggests virtual care may increase patient engagement.

Young adults are showing renewed interest in access to telemedical eye care. Almost three in four respondents (74 percent) under 40 said that having access to telemedicine would make them more likely to plan a routine eye exam, compared with 67 percent of all respondents.

More than one-third of people under 40 say that being able to communicate remotely would have a high impact on seeing an eye doctor more often.

Young adults, in particular, are more likely to seek out and place high value on telemedicine for eye care and those in vulnerable populations are benefitting most, according to an annual vision wellness study by Versant Health.