Year-over-year growth in U.S. refractive procedure volume has remained positive throughout the past decade, though the rate of growth has fluctuated. Growth slowed briefly during 2020–2021 before rebounding to some of the strongest rates on record in 2023–2024, coinciding with wider adoption of light-adjustable lens technology and expanded insurance and financing options for elective refractive procedures.
This figure tracks the rate of change rather than absolute volume — for the underlying procedure counts themselves, see U.S. Refractive Lens Exchange Market Size, 2016–2026 above.