8 Eye Care Business Success Stories [2024]
Here are some real life success stories of starting a eye care business:
1. Eye Love ($5.4M/year)
Drs. Jenna and Travis Zigler started Eye Love as a way to generate extra cash for their eye care mission trips. Within two years, the company was thriving and they sold their optometry practices to focus on Eye Love full-time. Their flagship product, Heyedrate Lid and Lash Cleanser, has helped them grow the business from making $1000 per month to over $300,000 per month, while also giving back to their foundation, the Eye Love Cares Foundation.
How much they make: $5.4M/year
How much did it cost to start: $1K
Current team size: 5
Eye Love and Heyedrate, founded by optometrists Drs. Jenna and Travis Zigler, sells natural dry eye products and has grown from making $1000 per month to generating at least $300,000 per month through Amazon advertising, with a 75% point of purchase on Amazon and a 52.55% repeat customer rate, while also allocating company earnings through the Profit First system.
So... can you actually make money with a eye care business?
Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.
But how?
- Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
- Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
- Take action, because now you have the roadmap.
Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:
2. Cambridge Spectacle Co. ($1.2M/year)
After working as an Optometrist and becoming inspired by the success of Warby Parker in the US, Ahmed Ejaz decided to start his own eyewear brand in the UK. He teamed up with former John Lewis Group CEO Andy Street and drew inspiration from the city of Cambridge to create high-quality glasses at fair prices. The brand quickly gained popularity and secured a deal with ASDA Opticians, leading to rapid sales and the need to fortify their supply chain.
How much they make: $1.2M/year
How much did it cost to start: $25K
Current team size: 7
Cambridge Spectacle Co produces high-quality glasses sold directly to consumers and through ASDA Opticians, with demand leading to plans for flagship retail locations to be opened in the future, supported by friendly marketing and various tools including Monday.com, Google Workspace, and Whatsapp.
5. Welcome to Specsavers Opticians
Website traffic: 4.58M/month
So... can you actually make money with a eye care business?
Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.
But how?
- Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
- Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
- Take action, because now you have the roadmap.
Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:
7. Welcome to Specsavers
Website traffic: 1.06M/month
8. SPIE Homepage
SPIE is a non-profit dedicated to advancing the scientific research and engineering applications of optics and photonics through international conferences, education programs and publications.
Website traffic: 450K/month
- 4,818 founder case studies
- Access to our founder directory
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- 4,818 founder case studies
- Access to our founder directory
- Live events, courses and recordings
- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings
- 4,818 founder case studies
- Access to our founder directory
- Live events, courses and recordings
- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings
- 4,818 founder case studies
- Access to our founder directory
- Live events, courses and recordings
- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings
- 4,818 founder case studies
- Access to our founder directory
- Live events, courses and recordings
- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings
- 4,818 founder case studies
- Access to our founder directory
- Live events, courses and recordings
- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings
- 4,818 founder case studies
- Access to our founder directory
- Live events, courses and recordings
- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings
- 4,818 founder case studies
- Access to our founder directory
- Live events, courses and recordings
- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings