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Geographic and procedure rankings, published only where the underlying methodology is transparent and defensible.
How rankings work here: every ranking on this page publishes its full scoring methodology alongside the result. We don’t rank individual providers or companies — only geographic and procedure-level comparisons built from the same statistics and datasets published elsewhere on this site. See Methodology for the scoring framework behind each list.
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Top 10 States for RLE Provider Access
Scored on providers per 100,000 residents aged 45+, weighted by procedure density.
  • 1
Florida
8.4
  • 2
Arizona
7.9
  • 3
Nevada
7.3
  • 4
South Carolina
6.8
  • 5
Texas
6.5
Source: CMS + Census Bureau
Cost
Most Affordable Metro Areas for RLE
Ranked by average reported cost per eye, standard lens category, largest 30 metros only.
  • 1
San Antonio, TX
$3,650
  • 2
Columbus, OH
$3,780
  • 3
Indianapolis, IN
$3,820
  • 4
Nashville, TN
$3,910
  • 5
Phoenix, AZ
$3,975
Source: Provider Fee Reporting
Geography
Highest Procedure Density by Metro Area
Procedures per 100,000 residents, all refractive procedure types combined.
  • 1
Miami, FL
61.2
  • 2
Tampa, FL
55.8
  • 3
Scottsdale, AZ
52.4
  • 4
Las Vegas, NV
48.9
  • 5
Charleston, SC
45.1
Source: CMS + Census Bureau
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States with Fastest-Growing RLE Volume
Year-over-year growth in reported procedure volume, states with 500+ annual procedures only.
  • 1
Idaho
+11.2%
  • 2
Utah
+9.8%
  • 3
North Carolina
+8.4%
  • 4
Georgia
+7.9%
  • 5
Tennessee
+7.1%
Source: Industry Survey Data
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