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Menicon launches educational website
Menicon launched the “Menicon Knowledge Hub” on July 21, 2026, a new mulitlingual online platform aimed at the general public (contact lens wearers and consumers), as well as eye care professionals. The site publishes information on eye health, contact lens care, and vision-related topics, based on the company’s research in ...
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ArticleEyewear companies’ stock prices flat in Q2
The stock prices of the 25 listed eyewear companies composing our quarterly chart were essentially unchanged on a non-weighted average basis in Q2 2026, edging down a slight 0.5 percent. The result marks a striking contrast with the double-digit gains posted by most major stock indices over the same period, ...
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ArticleSurvey finds most US sunglasses non-wearers understand UV risks
Approximately 82 million U.S. adults, around 37 percent of the population, do not wear sunglasses. A new survey by The Vision Council (TVC), the national eyewear industry association, suggests that their primary reasons for not doing so are not linked to a lack of awareness about eye health. Instead, the ...
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ArticleFrance unclear on, wary of smart glasses, survey shows
At least in France, smart glasses are misunderstood, feared and associated with a single model. So says a recent survey, Les Français et les lunettes connectées (in French), published by France’s National Commission on IT and Liberties (CNIL). Conducted online by consumer-research firm Toluna Harris, the survey polled 2,128 French ...
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ArticlePrices and toric dailies drive the European CL market amid concerns over wearer base contraction
The market for contact lenses and care solutions across a geographic area covering 25 European countries, as well as seven additional markets (South Africa, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Egypt), grew by 6.0 percent year over year to €2,485 million in 2025, according to the ...
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Sponsored articleUS Optical Market: How The Vision Council’s 'Market inSights 2025 Report' Brings Greater Clarity
The Vision Council has tracked the performance of the U.S. optical sector, which, with a total value of $69.5 billion, is one of the most attractive optical markets.
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ArticleUS optical market up 4% in 2025 despite lower volumes
The US optical market value amounted to $69.5 billion last year, according to the latest Market inSights research by The Vision Council (TVC), the country’s eyewear industry association. The calculated value includes exams, frames, ophthalmic lenses, contact lenses, plano sunglasses and readers and, by TVC’s definition, captures consumer payments plus ...
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ArticleOpti finds momentum in stubbornly stagnant German optical market
The organizers of the opti trade show have announced that 21,972 trade visitors took part in the 2026 edition that took place from Jan. 16 to 18 in Munich, up by 4 percent from the previous year, confirming positive impressions from exhibitors. Visitors from outside Germany accounted for roughly 20 ...
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Spectaris/ZVA report points to opportunities in the declining German optical market
Spectaris, the German optical industry association, and ZVA, the national association of opticians and optometrists, have announced the publication of their joint Industry Report 2024/2025. The report is partly based on the latest Allenbasch study, a national survey published every five years that showed that the percentage of German aged ...
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ArticleVSP launches third innovation challenge, scans the 'patient of the future'
VSP Vision, in partnership with Topcon Healthcare and Silicon Foundry, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies, is launching its third Innovation Challenge, “a worldwide call for visionary solutions that elevate the eye care experience and empower optometrists.” VSP 2026 Innovation Challenge kicks off The VSP Global ...
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US prescription eyewear volumes down in Q3, report finds
Prescription eyewear sales in the US declined in volume in Q3 2025, both quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year, but the overall market value continued to increase to $17.5 billion. This is the main conclusion of the latest quarterly Market inSights report by The Vision Council’s (TVC). Among other interesting data ...
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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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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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ArticleUK parents confused over children’s eye care, survey says
According to a survey by the British online parenting platform Mumsnet, parents worry more about children’s teeth than their eyes, the dental check-up outranking the eye test by about ten percentage points. These exams, Mumsnet specifies, are “very important” for 89 and 79 percent of parents, respectively. Moreover, 9 percent ...
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ArticleHow will US consumers react to higher eyewear price tags?
The announcement by US President Donald Trump of wide-ranging and higher-than-expected “reciprocal tariffs” last week has left the global economy reeling, particularly in Asia where post-COVID supply chain reroutings aimed at “derisking” China became much less relevant overnight. While the situation might evolve quickly, depending on how target countries choose ...
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ArticleOptometry on the decline in Spain
The country isn’t producing enough professionals, says FEDAO.
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ArticleSustained growth in the Polish eyewear market partly driven by e-commerce boom
Eyewear retail sales rose by 8 percent year on year to 3.6 billion Polish zloty (€870m) last year and are expected to keep growing significantly in 2025.
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US workers eye health worsens, survey finds
The increasingly digital workplace is taking a toll on US workers’ eye health according to a study by VSP Vision Care and Workplace Intelligence with 800 human resource managers and 800 full-time employees. On average, current employees screen time amounts to 97 hours a week, up by nearly one hour ...
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ArticleEyewear consumers seek value for money, digital channel gains importance but stores resilient
Consumers are still facing a challenging economic situation in Europe and the US, with “value for money” now being the priority for many people purchasing eyewear, according to an analysis of consumer trends in the eyewear markets of the US, Italy, France and Germany carried out by NIQ GfK in ...
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ArticleItalian eyewear exports edge down in 2024, industry looks to recovery in H2
The value of Italian eyewear exports edged down by 0.6 percent to €5.236 billion in 2024, as the sector showed resilience despite a steep drop in eyewear sales to the US, by far Italy’s largest single market, according to data released by the Italian eyewear association ANFAO. The value of ...
