Sterling Optical / Site for Sore Eyes Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD)
The Sterling Optical / Site for Sore Eyes Franchise Disclosure Document is the most comprehensive record of how the company operates — financial statements, fee schedules, litigation history, and system-wide unit counts, disclosed under federal mandate. The 2026 filing is available here as a complete PDF.
A Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) is the disclosure the Federal Trade Commission's Franchise Rule requires Sterling Optical / Site for Sore Eyes to provide to any prospective franchisee before a sale. Its 23 numbered Items set out the company's history and leadership, initial fees and estimated investment, ongoing obligations, territory terms, any financial performance representation, outlet counts, and audited financial statements, and the document is refiled each year.
Available Documents
Sterling Optical / Site for Sore Eyes 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD)
Issued September 2026 · 376-page PDF
- Initial investment (Item 7):
- $211,800 – $915,500 (p. 32)
The Franchise being offered by EMERGING VISION, INC. ("EVI") is for the operation of a retail optical center (the "Center"), generally being operated under the name STERLING OPTICAL, but which also may be operated under such other name as EVI may autho rize or require, offering, for sale, prescription and non prescription eye wear and related items and services, which Centers, in most cases, offer the services of an…— 2026 Sterling Optical / Site for Sore Eyes FDD, p. 1
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