Optometry

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July 2024

How Cost Impacts the Patient and Provider Journey

How does cost factor into the decisions patients make about the care they receive? Learn research findings that explain the impact of cost throughout the patient journey, as well as the role providers are playing in cost discussions.

10 min read

March 2026

CareCredit Cost Estimator Tools Can Help Break Down the Cost of Care

Utilize CareCredit’s cost estimator tools to help your patients or clients estimate monthly costs and fit care into their budget.

1 min read

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May 2026

Costs Are Critical in the Patient Journey: Leverage CareCredit to Help Patients

Providers should remember that costs are top-of-mind for health and wellness consumers throughout their care journey. Learn how educating patients and clients about financing through CareCredit can help them address cost concerns.

01:37 min video

May 2026

When Patients Ask About a “Healthcare Line of Credit:” Pay-Over-Time Options To Know

Health and wellness pay-over-time options, such as credit cards, installment loans and lines of credit, can help patients and clients manage out-of-pocket costs while supporting more efficient payment processes for providers.

9 min read

May 2026

CareCredit Vision IQ Study: The Opportunity That’s Waiting

Find out what the Vision IQ Study reveals about cost, trust and the financing conversation.

6 min read

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May 2026

Vision Patient Financing Options Can Help Patients Move Forward With Care

Cost concerns and insurance coverage questions can delay eye care, and while 43% of patients say they’re open to using a healthcare credit card for vision patient financing, only 7% actually do — a nearly 6x gap. See how CareCredit’s pay-over-time options can help.

5 min read

May 2026

Deferred Interest Promotional Financing: What Providers Need to Know

This flexible financing solution can help patients manage costs — but it’s often misunderstood. This guide breaks down how deferred interest promotions work, why they matter for your practice and how to explain them with clarity and confidence.

9 min read

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May 2026

Patient Financing Options: In-House vs. Third-Party

Want to get more patients to say yes to care without adding financial or administrative risk? These financing options could help. Compare the pros and cons to see which may be best for your practice.

10 min read

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May 2026

How to Grow Your Practice With Third-Party Patient Financing

If payment friction and administrative burdens have been getting in the way of practice growth, third-party financing could be the solution you’ve been looking for. Learn how it can support your business goals and how to choose a financing partner that fits your needs.

9 min read

May 2026

CareCredit for Providers: Quick Start Guide

Learn about the CareCredit credit card, benefits of CareCredit for your practice and your patients and clients, how it works and more.

5 min read

May 2026

Maximizing Advances in Hearing and Vision Technology

High-tech, high-value hearing and vision products can offer a state-of-the-art solution for patients and a business opportunity for your practice.

7 min read

May 2026

Hidden Burnout Factor? Why Money Conversations Could Be Stressing Out Your Team

This joint webinar from MGMA and CareCredit will help you identify how to spot and reduce a common, preventable stressor — patient cost conversations — so your team can respond with confidence and avoid the path to burnout.

59:40 min video

May 2026

Presenting Financing and Addressing Hesitations

Promotional financing offers may be beneficial for any budget. Learn about why, when and how to discuss financing with your patients or clients.

5 min read

April 2026

Lifetime of Healthcare Costs Research: Costs and Patient Perceptions

A CareCredit report found a major gap between the actual costs of healthcare and patients' cost expectations. Learn about the lack of patients' financial preparedness and what solutions they seek so you can be prepared as a provider.

2 min read

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April 2026

How to Add Patient Financing to Your Practice in 6 Simple Steps

Make patient out-of-pocket costs easy to manage while helping keep your practice’s payment process simple and streamlined.

3 min read

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April 2026

The Right Financing Partner Can Help You Drive Practice Growth

A trusted patient financing partner like CareCredit can help remove barriers to care and support sustainable practice growth with tools, expertise and a tailored plan.

3 min read

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April 2026

How Your Patients or Clients Can Use CareCredit

Offering the CareCredit credit card as a financing option can help patients move forward with care. Learn how CareCredit can benefit patients and your practice.

4 min read

April 2026

Improve the Patient Financial Journey at Your Optometry or Ophthalmology Practice

Vision care spans both routine visits and higher-cost purchases, and out-of-pocket costs often shape patient decisions. Strengthening financial clarity can help support treatment acceptance and improve operational efficiency.

7 min read

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April 2026

Tips and Scripts for Financial Conversations

Learn when and how to most effectively talk to patients about the cost of care and payment options that can help them access the care they want and need.

4 min read

March 2026

A Financing Toolkit To Help You Achieve Peak Financing Program Performance

CareCredit offers simple tools to help you reach the top.

2 min read

March 2026

Top 3 LASIK Myths: Cost, Comfort & Results Explained

Patients still on the fence about LASIK? We bust three myths so they can feel confident about taking the next step toward clear vision — without glasses.

1:13 min video

March 2026

Understanding Deferred Interest Financing for Vision Care

Not all credit cards work the same — see how the CareCredit credit card can help your patients pay over time for vision care and eyewear, often with promotional financing.

1:13 min video

March 2026

How Insurance and Vision Financing Work Together

Vision insurance may cover the basics, but here’s how pairing it with the CareCredit credit card can help patients with the premium eyewear and vision care they want or need.

1:10 min video

March 2026

Why Optical Financing? How to Fit Care into Your Budget

Share this video to show patients how the CareCredit credit can help them pay over time for vision care — from frames and contacts to lenses and LASIK.

1:13 min video