Sell your optometry business.
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Selling an optometry business comes down to cash flow a buyer can underwrite, the people who already do the work, and a file they can diligence. For the overview of selling a business, use the seller page. Start with a valuation and the notes on how the sale is financed. The complete optometry business guide covers buyers, diligence, and the handoff.
Selling a optometry business
Optometry practices attract eye doctors. Patient base and insurance relationships drive valuations. Buyers value patient list, frame/contact inventory, and insurance contracts.
Optometry valuations depend on patient retention and insurance relationships.
What buyers typically underwrite
Optometrist Retention
Patients may follow doctors to other practices.
Insurance Reimbursement
Insurance rates impact profitability.
Frame & Contact Sales
Retail sales competition from online.
Regulatory Compliance
Healthcare regulations are strict.
How optometry-practice purchases get financed
Practice lenders and SBA 7(a) both know optometry: exam recare, optical, and any medical billing. They underwrite payer and vision-plan mix, an OD bench that is not only the seller, and whether the optical will still sell without you at the desk. Some states limit non-OD ownership; that structure belongs in the letter of intent. Medical ophthalmology with physician referrals is a different credit than a primary-care OD shop.
Unused contact-lens clubs and prepaid packages are liabilities. Equipment notes on fields and imaging have to assign. Seller notes and standby notes fill equity when you are still the only OD or a vision plan is concentration. We show recare completion and optical capture, not a lifetime patient count.
Who typically buys an optometry practice
Individual ODs stepping into a chair, regional vision groups, and occasional retail-optical buyers when the medical mix is thin. A private-equity platform wants an associate bench and reporting. We do not send a solo OD book to that list and hope.
Complete industry guide
Optical vs medical, recare, and vision-practice valuation.
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