Franchise opportunities compared

    Luxottica of America Inc. Pearle Vision vs MD Hyperbaric

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Luxottica of America Inc. Pearle Vision discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Luxottica of America Inc. Pearle Vision: 23, MD Hyperbaric: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureLOLuxottica of America Inc. Pearle VisionMHMD Hyperbaric
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $30,000 – $1,228,956
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $133,050 – $521,700
    As arranged As Agreed Vendors TOTAL FOR A SINGLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT (15) (16) — 133050
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    $50,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $7.00
    Royalty monthlygross excludesprofessional
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18
    $1.00
    mation on the potential for a Fixed Fee Royalty. Local Ad Expenditure Currently — 1
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $8.00
    Advertising monthlygross subjectincreases
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18
    $2.00
    ate on such advertising-related fees or expenditures. Advertising Fee Currently — 2
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    484
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 82
    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    −22
    Calculated: 506 at end of 2023 → 484 at end of 2025
    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table 1A, Q1 of OD Owner EyeCare Centers (owned by an optometrist or ophthalmol…
    42 stores
    other Table1A ODowner Q1 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 75
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table 1A, Q4 of OD Owner EyeCare Centers (owned by an optometrist or ophthalmol…
    42 stores
    other Table1A ODowner Q4 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 75
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Table 1A, all reporting OD Owner EyeCare Centers (owned by an optometrist or op…
    $1,051
    other Table1A ODowner all mean · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 75
    +20 more groups in the full report
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — NewYorkUpperEastSide first-floorcenter openedDec2021;runbyDrOMalley;testingfaci…
    $872,113
    other dar Year 2025 Number of MD Hyperbaric Center Locations 1 Amount Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Pennsylvania center openedSept2024
    $359,531
    other 25 Number of Franchised MD Hyperbaric Center Locations 1 Amount Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.