How We Estimate Procedure Volume
Refractive Insights does not have access to a single authoritative source for U.S. refractive procedure volume — no government body tracks elective refractive surgery the way CMS tracks Medicare-covered procedures. This piece explains how we build our procedure volume estimates from the sources that do exist. Our approach combines CMS claims data (for the subset […]
Presbyopia-Correcting IOL Adoption Trends
Presbyopia-correcting and light-adjustable intraocular lens technology has been one of the fastest-growing segments within refractive lens exchange over the past several years. This analysis tracks adoption rates, manufacturer trends, and what’s driving continued growth in premium lens selection. Adoption has grown fastest among patients actively researching RLE as an alternative to reading glasses, rather than […]