This statistic displays the number of eye care professionals in the United States in 2014 and a forecast for 2020. In 2014, there were approximately 41,000 optometrists residing in the United States. The vision care industry is comprised of both services and sale of corrective eye glasses and lenses. In 2013, the industry generated some 36 billion U.S. dollars.
Number of eye care professionals in the United States in 2014 and 2020 (in 1,000)
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Harris Williams. (March 15, 2017). Number of eye care professionals in the United States in 2014 and 2020 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/448742/eye-care-professionals-in-the-us-forecast/
Harris Williams. "Number of eye care professionals in the United States in 2014 and 2020 (in 1,000)." Chart. March 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/448742/eye-care-professionals-in-the-us-forecast/
Harris Williams. (2017). Number of eye care professionals in the United States in 2014 and 2020 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/448742/eye-care-professionals-in-the-us-forecast/
Harris Williams. "Number of Eye Care Professionals in The United States in 2014 and 2020 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/448742/eye-care-professionals-in-the-us-forecast/
Harris Williams, Number of eye care professionals in the United States in 2014 and 2020 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/448742/eye-care-professionals-in-the-us-forecast/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Number of eye care professionals in the United States in 2014 and 2020 (in 1,000) [Graph], Harris Williams, March 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/448742/eye-care-professionals-in-the-us-forecast/