Contact Lenses and Solutions

Contact lenses will continue its gradual recovery in 2022 following the double-digit declines registered in 2020 and the modest growth in 2021. The pandemic had a large negative influence on demand for contact lenses as people started spending more…

Consumers generally perceive contact lenses and solutions as being a more basic and clinical need rather than non-essential products. During the COVID-19 pandemic many consumers extended the time between ordering new contact lenses. However, this…

The outbreak of COVID-19 had a strongly negative impact on the Spanish economy. Given that it was already struggling prior to the outbreak of the virus, Spaniards were forced to return to the frugal purchasing habits seen during the 2008-2009 global…

Despite the number of COVID-19 cases showing a decline, the distribution of vaccines, and various businesses showing signs of recovery, in 2022 COVID-19 is still having a notable impact amongst consumers, especially in the context of health and…

While online sales of spectacles and sunglasses remain undeveloped the opposite is true for contact lenses and solutions, with e-commerce seeing significant gains in the category since the start of the pandemic. With these products being replaced…

With the largest category of daily disposable lenses (DD) recording double-digit current value growth in 2021, and further positive sales set for 2022, contact lenses and solutions is predicted to move closer to pre-pandemic levels. Considered a…

Many consumers consider contact lenses, and to a certain extent contact lens solutions, to be essential in nature as the number of users declined only moderately in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decline was primarily due to some consumers…

Contact lenses and solutions delivered a strong current value recovery in 2021, especially in the second half of the year, thanks to the widespread use of vaccines and a return to offices or hybrid work models. This category fully recovered from the…

Contact lenses experienced solid double-digit growth rates prior to the emergence of the pandemic, largely fuelled by the ageing of the local population and the growing number of Australians experiencing poor vision as a result. This growth slowed…

Contact lenses and solutions is witnessing a protracted recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022 even though there were no lockdowns in France in this year. While manufacturers are seeing demand recover in 2022, retailers are more sceptical…

Frequent replacement lenses (FRP) remains the largest category within contact lenses and solutions in 2022, after seeing a strong recovery in 2021. Contact lenses in general suffered a steep double-digit decline in retail volume and value terms…

The easing of lockdown and pandemic restrictions in Malaysia is expected to lead to consumers spending more time outside the home. This will be in part due to the resumption of office (or non-remote) work as well as in part due to consumers…

Following the double-digit declines recorded in 2020, retail current value sales of contact lenses and solutions saw a partial recovery in 2021. Restrictions on movement, leading Indonesians to spend much more time at home, were the main reason for…

Like other eyewear categories, contact lenses and solutions has been negatively impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Daily disposable lenses (DD) was impacted the least, because DD lenses are perceived to be more hygienic than frequent…

The pandemic situation has continued to improve during 2022, as the vaccination rate is still increasing, resulting in a decline in COVID-19 cases. According to government statistics, 40% of the Indian population was fully vaccinated as of December…

Daily disposable (DD) contact lenses is set to take the lead in contact lenses and solutions in terms of value sales in 2022. It is also set to see the strongest current value growth, with a double-digit increase, outperforming both frequent…

Although the overall contact lenses category will see strong single-digit volume growth during the year, demand is not set to resume that seen before the pandemic. This is because contact lenses are seen as less essential eyewear solutions than…

Contact Lenses and solutions made a strong recovery in 2021 as the general reduction in COVID-19 restrictions saw consumer expenditure on these eyewear products increase. 2022 also saw robust gains as Omicron rates decreased and regions adopted a…

Contact lenses continued to make a comeback in 2022 reporting high single-digit growth in current value terms in 2022. Italy’s recovery from the pandemic gained momentum through 2021 but health concerns re-surfaced in January 2022 linked to the…

Consumer behaviour resulting from the pandemic is expected to linger in 2022, as COVID-19 infections remain high in Singapore. For instance, many local consumers perceive spectacles as more hygienic than contact lenses, as there have been concerns…