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ArticleBrazilian eyewear market: 4.5% growth in 2025 reveals mixed picture
The Brazilian optical retail market value rose by 4.5 percent year over year to 28.1 billion reals (€4.8bn), according to the annual report of Abióptica, the Brazilian eyewear industry association. While the sector expanded approximately twice as fast as the country’s GDP, growth was lower than initially expected (5-7 percent).
ArticleSpain’s optical market expands on pricing gains amid weak volume growth
The Spanish optical market grew by 4.0 percent to €2,551 million in 2025, according to the 2026 edition of the “Libro Blanco de la Visión” published by FEDAO, the Spanish federation of optical industry associations, and sponsored by Correos Express. This marks a slight acceleration from the 2.9 percent growth ...
ArticleGerman optical market returns to near-stagnation
The German optical market returned to near stagnation in 2025 after a temporary improvement in the previous year, according to the most recent data from the Zentralverband der Augenoptiker und Optometristen (ZVA), the country’s association of opticians and optometrists.
ArticleFrance unclear on, wary of smart glasses, survey shows
At least in France, smart glasses are misunderstood, feared and associated with a single model.
ArticleSpain to face shortage of opticians, FEDAO warns
Spain’s boomers are retiring, and its subsequent generations have produced too few opticians to replace them. The warning comes from FEDAO, the federation of Spanish optical trade associations, which with Deloitte’s help has confirmed a structural deficit in the industry. The 2025 edition of FEDAO’s Libro blanco de la visión ...
Eyewear 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, ...
Survey 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 ...
France unclear on, wary of smart glasses, survey shows
At least in France, smart glasses are misunderstood, feared and associated with a single model.
Prices 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 ...
US 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 ...
Opti 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 ...
VSP 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.”
Spanish 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 ...