Why do some young adults think it's cool to wear glasses without lenses? It might be because they don't undestand how to use their employers' vision benefits.

Vision benefits have become something of a standard expectation on an employer’s package of benefits, and 76 percent of employees are enrolled in such a program. There are two groups of employees for whom the value just isn’t there, however.

According to the most recent survey on vision benefits from Transitions Optical, millennial and Gen Z employees are significantly less likely to enroll in or utilize a vision plan than their older peers--just 50 percent of Gen Z and 75 percent of millennials reported being enrolled.

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Emily Payne

Emily Payne is director, content analytics for ALM's Business & Finance Markets and former managing editor for BenefitsPRO. A Wisconsin native, she has spent the past decade writing and editing for various athletic and fitness publications. She holds an English degree and Business certificate from the University of Wisconsin.