Eye Care

In 2020, standard eye care mildly benefited from the COVID-19 crisis, with sales falling less strongly than in 2019. This can partly be attributed to the fact that conjunctivitis is a common symptom among people infected by the virus. On the other ...

The first weeks of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown resulted in a sudden decline in visits to doctors and, especially, ophthalmologists. For eye care, this is as serious issue, as Belgian consumers are reluctant to use any substance or solution ...

With many Americans working at home and engaging in online learning, screen time has been rising and has subsequently been increasing exposure of the eyes to harmful blue light. As a result, Americans are experiencing more digital eye strain, which ...

 Eye care is becoming increasingly important in New Zealand, especially due to the increased screen exposure as well as the exposure to blue rays. However, eye care is not expected to see a rise or decline in 2020, with growth aligning with that seen...

The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil and moves by cities and states across the country towards home working and schooling has seen many local consumers setting up home office or learning environments. With this, as well as consumers ...

Eye care is expected to see slightly higher current value growth in 2020 than in 2019, due to lockdowns implemented to try and halt the spread of COVID-19. Greater numbers of people are suffering from eye problems due to the increase in the amount of...

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...

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 ...