500,000 completed eye check-ups mark a special milestone for us. Above all, however, they demonstrate the important role that eye screening plays in eye health – particularly when it is accessible and reaches people early.

Good vision means quality of life. Yet eye health is often only taken seriously once complaints have already appeared. More than 88% of participants had not visited an ophthalmologist in over two years; 63% had not done so for more than five years. Yet regular screening is essential for detecting changes early and preserving vision in the long term. Many eye diseases develop gradually and go unnoticed for a long time. In the early stages they frequently cause no noticeable symptoms, but left untreated they can lead to permanent damage and, in the worst case, vision loss.

That is exactly what the eye check-up is about: making anomalies visible before impairment of vision occurs, and giving people the opportunity to act early.

Half a million screenings – and more than 110,000 anomalies

The results from 500,000 completed screenings impressively demonstrate how relevant accessible eye screening is: anomalies were found in almost one in four people examined – in more than 110,000 people in total.

Many of those affected had not yet noticed any changes themselves. The brief and straightforward eye check-up gave them the opportunity to have potential risks assessed medically at an early stage.

In more than 3,500 people, anomalies were identified that required urgent ophthalmological consultation and treatment, such as vascular occlusions, retinal detachments, or malignant tumours. For many of them, the eye check-up was able to make the decisive difference: through medical classification, faster access to treatment, and the chance to prevent or slow the progression of vision loss in time.

Our team actively accompanied and supported these customers in accessing ophthalmological care. We are convinced: effective screening does not end with the identification of anomalies. What matters is that those affected quickly gain access to the necessary medical treatment. In ophthalmology in particular, time is often critical.

Over 800 partner opticians make early detection possible

The fact that eye care is more easily accessible for so many people today is primarily thanks to the close cooperation with our partner opticians. At what is now more than 800 locations, they make our eye check-up possible and bring early detection to where people have their eyesight checked regularly anyway: to the specialist optician shop.

This creates simple access to preventive care – approachable, uncomplicated, and integrated into everyday life. Every day, our partner opticians make a decisive contribution to strengthening awareness of eye health and raising awareness among people at an early stage. Many abnormalities could only be detected and further clarified in good time because of this. Equally indispensable is our team of physicians, who carefully review and medically evaluate every single case. With their expertise, they ensure that any abnormalities are thoroughly assessed and that the appropriate recommendations for further investigation are provided.

The fact that we have already been able to reach hundreds of thousands of people together makes us particularly proud. It shows the difference that cross-sector collaboration in healthcare can make and how important early prevention is for preserving eyesight.

500,000 screenings represent a real healthcare impact

500,000 eye check-ups are therefore much more than a number - they represent an important contribution to better eye health. Every single screening helps to make eye diseases visible earlier, identify risks in good time, and get those affected into the right ophthalmic care faster.

In this way, precaution becomes concrete impact: preventable vision loss can be reduced, treatment chances improved, and supply gaps closed.
What began as a vision to make eye care more accessible and prevent avoidable vision loss is now a part of lived healthcare.

And we are convinced: this is just the beginning.