Contact Lenses and Solutions

Contact lenses and solutions is forecast to continue seeing strong growth in the immediate future, attracting consumers with the convenience of use of the products and the possibility of being more mobile than with spectacles. Assortments of contact ...

A rising number of people in Switzerland require some form of vision correction from increasingly younger ages, with this believed to be linked to increasingly indoor lifestyles and the more widespread use of digital devices for hours on a daily ...

During the latter years of the review period, the penetration of electronic devices rose sharply in Spain, particularly following the country’s recovery from the severe economic crisis it faced at the beginning of the review period. This was ...

Contact lenses and solutions is set to see strong value and volume growth over the 2019-2024 forecast period, especially amongst teenagers and young generations that are increasingly active in sports. Consumers’ rising sophistication is expected to ...

Contact lenses in Turkey is expected to record positive current retail value growth over the forecast period. Turks are living increasingly active lifestyles, which favours contact lenses and the continuing advancement of innovative technologies ...

The incidence of myopia is increasing among younger generations of Canadians. One recent study published in the journal Eye and conducted by the by the Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind ...

Whilst frequent replacement lenses and conventional lenses saw current value declines in 2019, French consumers’ use of daily disposable lenses increased. Daily disposable lenses offer more practicality, convenience and time-saving compared with ...

Daily disposable lenses (DD) will remain the most dynamic category due to their convenience and lack of requirement for daily cleaning, while also considered safer for the eye as they reduce the risk of allergies and infections. Expected innovation ...

While current value sales of contact lenses and solutions recorded stable current value growth in 2019, actual demand continued to slow, hindered by the aggressive growth of spectacles, as an increasing number of Filipinos searched for the latter as ...

Contact lenses and solutions registered strong growth overall in 2019 on the back of the continual growth being seen in the numbers of people switching from spectacles to contact lenses. The strongest growth was seen in daily disposal lenses and ...

Contact lenses became increasingly popular amongst younger consumers, particularly millennials, towards the end of the review period. Demand was underpinned by a preference for looks that do not involve glasses and the fact that contact lenses allow ...

Contact lenses and solutions experienced strong growth in both current value and volume terms in 2019 as both product innovations and an increasing concern for eye health among US consumers drove demand. As consumers of all ages become increasingly ...

At the end of the review period, daily disposable lenses posted better current value and retail volume growth than frequent replacement lenses. This could be attributed to consumers’ willingness to spend on their comfort and convenience in terms of ...

Recent advances in design and technology in multi-focal lenses have stimulated the development of new treatments for myopia. Multi-focal lenses that reduce myopic refractive error changes and myopia progression in children were introduced in ...

Contact lenses continue to enjoy steady value growth in the UK, driven by the move towards daily disposable lenses that incorporate product upgrades and trade-ups into newer and more expensive materials. Nevertheless, retailers and brand owners are ...

The rapid current value growth of daily disposable lenses over the review period was due to the expansion of non-conventional contact lenses. Contact lens solutions are closely linked with frequent replacement lenses and conventional lenses. As these...

Even though daily disposable lenses (DD) is the category in the spotlight, enjoying most of the industry’s investments in innovations and communication efforts, this is still a more expensive category for frequent users. In addition, not all major ...

Johnson & Johnson (J&J), with its global brand Acuvue, is the market leader in contact lenses. However, competition is fierce, and to maintain its edge J&J will have to continue investing heavily in the fast-growing daily disposables category, and ...

Novartis ranks second in the global contact lenses and solutions market. The company has established a strong foothold in North America and Western Europe, and is continuing to grow its presence in Asia Pacific. Novartis has recently expanded both ...

Contact lenses continued to remain in demand despite a slowdown in sales as consumers who wear prescription spectacles continued to buy them. It is highly common for people who wear glasses, especially those who have myopia, to also own lenses and ...