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Myopia management lens market up approximately 20% in Europe
The market for myopia management lenses in four key European markets (France, Germany, Italy and Spain) rose by 18 percent in value to €48 million in the first half of 2024, according to a report by NIQ-GfK. The research company also found that the market for myopia management contact lenses ...
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ArticleFrench consumers spent €8.3bn on eyeglasses and contact lenses last year
The value of the French optical market rose by 3.4 percent year on year to approximately €8.3 billion in 2024, according to the latest annual report by DREES, the national research and statistic office on the healthcare sector. This marks a slight deceleration from the previous year, when optical expenses ...
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Report highlights generational gap in contact lens perception
Younger generations seem to be more interested in technical advancements in contact lenses, according to a survey of 1,308 US and Canadian people with correction needs that was commissioned by the Contact Lens Institute (CLI), the US contact lens industry association. Asked about eight types of contact lens ...
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ArticleEyewear stock prices up 11 percent in Q3
The share price of stock listed eyewear companies rose by 11 percent quarter on quarter and on a non-weighted average basis in Q2 2025, outperforming an average of five international stock exchange indexes (see table below). Their growth in Q3 was almost identical to the turbulent previous quarter (10 percent) ...
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ArticleItalian H1 eyewear down 4% as Europe, China and others partially offset US collapse
The value of Italian eyewear exports in the first half of 2025 fell by 3.7 percent to €2,779 million, dragged down by the collapse of the US market in the wake of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, data from eyewear trade association ANFAO showed. The contraction in exports ...
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70% of US ECPs offer myopia management, TVC survey finds
About seven out of 10 eye care professionals (ECPs) in the US offer myopia management for children in their practice, The Vision Council found out through a survey with 293 optometrists, practice owners and managers conducted this summer. In other results communicated by the US eyewear industry association, we learn ...
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New TVC survey gauges tariffs impact on US eye care practices
A large majority (62 percent) of US eyecare practices reported that tariffs have already affected their business and 66 percent said they expected continued or worsening impact through the end of the year, according to a survey conducted in early July by The Vision Council through its eyecare provider research ...
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87% of Canadian buy their eyeglasses in stores, TVC survey finds
Roughly half (47 percent) of Canadian prescription glasses wearers purchased eyewear within the last year, according to the Q1 and Q2 report by The Vision Council (TVC). In-person shopping is largely preferred by Canadians (87 percent), in part because a third (34 percent) of online buyers switched by to brick-and-mortar ...
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SightGlass Vision DOT lenses used by 1 million children
SightGlass Vision, the EssilorLuxottica and CooperVision joint venture, has announced that its Diffusion Optics Technology (DOT) myopia management lenses have been worn by one million children globally since the launch in 2021. The lenses are currently available in China, the Netherlands, Israel, Canada and Spain, with ongoing market trials in ...
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ArticleRay-Ban Meta drives 110% jump in global smart glasses shipment, AI polarization
Global shipments of smart glasses jumped by 110 percent year on year in the first half of 2025 according to new data from Counterpoint Research, an international research company focusing on high-tech markets. Counterpoint did not communicate a corresponding number of units, but it said in a previous report that ...
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Research company puts Saudi Arabian eyewear market at $3.3bn in 2033
The Saudi Arabian eyewear market – including prescription glasses, contact lenses and sunglasses – is expected to grow from $1.9 billion in 2024 to $3.3 billion in 2033 according to a new report by Research and Markets. The value increase corresponds to a 6.4 percent compound annual growth rate. The ...
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ArticleTVC sees potential link between latest US eyewear purchase trends and tariffs uncertainty
A higher proportion of US eyeglasses consumers tended to limit the amount of their out-of-pocket expense when purchasing glasses, lenses or frames in calendar Q2, The Vision Council’s latest Consumer Insights report showed. In detail, 41 percent of US consumers spent less than $100 on their in-store eyeglass ...
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ArticleItaly Q1 eyewear exports fall 1.5% as industry braces for higher US tariffs
The value of Italian eyewear exports in the first quarter of 2025 fell by 1.5 percent compared to the year earlier to €1,427 million, as the market’s contraction deepened following a 0.6 percent fall in exports in 2024, according to data from eyewear trade association ANFAO. Italian exports of sunglasses ...
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ArticleHalf of eyewear companies’ stocks fully recovered since US 'reciprocal tariffs' announcement
We are updating here our quarterly stock price chart, looking at how eyewear companies’ stocks have recovered from the US “reciprocal tariffs” shock announcement on April 2. To this end, we are boldening in our table below the names of the twelve companies (out of 25) whose share price has ...
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ArticleInflation keeps driving the Brazilian optical market as eyeglasses volumes drop
The Brazilian optical retail value increased by 5.3 percent year on year to 26.9 billion reais (€4.2 bn), accelerating slightly from the previous year (+4.9 percent) according to the annual report of Abióptica, the Brazilian eyewear industry association. However, market dynamics across the different product categories varied sharply from 2023 ...
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ArticleInflation more than offset volume drops in the US optical market ahead of Trump tariffs roll out
The value of the US eyewear market increased by 7.5 percent year-on-year to $18.2 billion in Q1 2025, according to estimates by The Vision Council (TVC) in its latest inSights quarterly report (see table). The US eyewear industry association stressed that all segments achieved year-on-year value increases while volumes only ...
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ArticleSpanish optical market up 3% in 2024 despite flattish lens sales
The value of the Spanish optical market rose to €2,165 million in 2024 from €2,104 million in 2023 (restated from €2,021 million as announced a year ago) according to the annual report of FEDAO, the country’s federation of optical associations. Last year’s 2.9 percent growth marks a deceleration from 2023 ...
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ArticleGerman optical market up on sales mix and inflation as volumes inch further down
The value of the German optical market grew by 3.0 percent year on year to €6,975 million including VAT in 2024, according to the annual report of the Zentralverband der Augenoptiker und Optometristen (ZVA), the German association of opticians and optometrists. We are covering in this article some selected data ...
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ArticleAs wearers base stagnates, sales mix and price hikes drive the European contact lens market
According to Euromcontact, the European federation of national associations and international contact lens manufacturers, the soft contact lenses grew by of 7.1 percent to €2,328 million last year compared to 2023 in the “EMEA zone” which includes 25 countries in Europe plus a few others (South Africa, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, ...
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ArticleMixed feelings in Fukui over ‘Made in Japan’ eyewear amid export surge
Exports of Japanese eyewear products have strongly rebounded in recent years, lifted in part by the growing popularity overseas of the Made in Japan label, notably in the US and Europe. However, a recent survey, as well as an initiative by the Fukui eyewear industry association, shows mixed feelings over the country-of-origin label in the region. Meanwhile, the shortage of workers and the increasing number of subcontractors closing shop remain important challenges for the local industry.
