Eye Care

The population continues to age in South Africa, with this boosting demand for eye care, as older consumers are more likely to suffer from dry eyes. In addition, the average time that people spend looking at screens is increasing as more people gain ...

The city of Hong Kong remained a hotbed for eye-related problems in 2019 because of the population’s hectic lifestyles and the city’s poor air quality. Despite the majority of air pollutants achieving their target limits, ozone levels exceeded air ...

According to the mobile phone usage survey by Taiwan National Development Council, almost 90% of mobile phone owners surf the net via their phone. In addition, telecom companies in Taiwan competed fiercely by launching unlimited data plans at ...

According to the eye care industry, the number of Spaniards suffering from sight problems is continuing to grow. Trade sources claim that around three quarters of the Spanish population suffers from some form of eyesight problem, with presbyopia ...

Eye care continues to witness greater product sophistication to meet consumers’ need for improved and more convenient features. For example, Systane Hydration UD and Rohto Eye Drops Aqua have both launched innovative standard eye care products in the...

2019 saw further moderate growth in sales of eye care, with rising demand supported by increasing amounts of screen time consumers among Australians of all ages. As lifestyles become increasingly hectic and with work and leisure time increasingly ...

Eye care is expected to continue performing well over the forecast period. Thailand can already be termed an “ageing society”, with the population expected to continue ageing over the forecast period. With the ageing of the Thai population will come ...

On average, Danish summers are getting longer and warmer. This has led to the annual pollen season becoming longer and more intense, which has subsequently led to increased demand for allergy eye care. However, the length and intensity of the annual ...

The use of eye care is growing as Israelis spend longer hours in front of computers, smart phones and screens in general. Many suffer from dry eye symptoms as a result, thus driving growth of dry eye drops. In other categories, such as analgesics or ...

Standard eye care posted strong retail current value growth throughout the review period, due to severe air pollution and high usage of contact lenses in the country. Air pollution is getting worse each year. It is no longer a short seasonal issue in...

The global market for consumer health products is set to finish 2019 with one of the weakest years in recent memory. Medium-term lack of innovations in the OTC space has collided with slowing demand for vitamins and dietary supplements stemming from ...

Consumer interest in eye care continued to increase throughout the review period. This can be attributed to the growing number of consumers with eye problems, caused by spending long hours in front of computers, televisions and mobile phones. While ...

Saudi Arabia’s very harsh dry climate and high use of computers and smartphones continues to create demand for eye care in 2019. However, despite these factors, value sales fell due to the introduction of VAT on most products in the country over ...

Standard eye care benefited from the rising incidence of dust in the atmosphere which has resulted in dry and irritated eyes being a problem for more Greeks. Southerly winds have carried waves of dust from the African continent across the ...

Allergy eye care outperformed standard eye care in volume and current value growth terms in 2019, and looks set to remain the more dynamic of the two categories over the forecast period. Demand for allergy eye care products will continue to be ...

Eye care is predicted to record moderately strong sales growth over the forecast period and this is set to be based mainly on rising demand due to the higher incidence of eye problems linked to people using consumer electronics devices more often and...

Although overall growth in eye care was relatively modest in current value terms in 2019, one area was more dynamic than most, products positioned as medical devices for dry eye in standard eye care. A traditional eyewash is usually priced at EUR3-4,...

Consumers in the United Arab Emirates are constantly exposed to digital screen technology throughout the day. All age groups, from toddlers upwards, are constantly exposed to screens from smartphones, tablets, television screens and bright ...

High temperatures and humid weather are common in Singapore, which tends to encourage the local population to seek indoor areas such shopping centres with air conditioning to find some respite. Air conditioning is also gaining more of a presence in ...

Eye care is continuing to record healthy growth in Morocco. Local products as well as international brands are widely present. They are available and sold mostly through chemists/pharmacies, although internet retailing has a modest share and some ...