# US optical retailer National Vision runs remote eye exams in over 800 stores, with optometrists controlling the equipment from a distance while technicians assist in the store

Page: https://flyvolo.ai/en/changes/ev-20260103-optometrist-10
Date: 2026-01-03 · Stage: Deployment
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## Scope

United States. The retailer's annual report says it has deployed a telehealth solution in which optometrists working remotely provide eye exams: trained optometric technicians in the store collect preliminary data, and the optometrists control the equipment remotely to conduct refractions and eye health examinations while talking to patients over live audio and video; it says the capability is installed in over 800 of its locations, and that some states significantly limit or prohibit it. The company's own description; no AI is involved in the exam, and it gives no change in optometrist numbers.

## Source

- National Vision Holdings, Inc. — Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026 (filed with the SEC on March 4, 2026) — https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1710155/000162828026014379/eye-20260103.htm (primary source)

## What this means

At large scale, the optometrist no longer needs to be in the room for the exam, but still does it.

## What it does not show yet

The company's own description; it involves no AI and gives no figures on optometrists' work.

## How to verify it yourself

Open National Vision's Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 and find "control the optometric equipment remotely".


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