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2025: Augmented reality smart contact lenses introduced. They measure intraocular pressure and treat diseases

On March 3, 2025, Xpanceo introduced augmented reality (AR) smart contact lenses. The device is equipped with a micro-display for displaying useful information that is superimposed on objects in the real world. Read more here.

2024: Global contact lens sales hit $16.7 billion for the year

At the end of 2024, the global contact lens market amounted to $16.7 billion. More than 45% of global sales were in the North American region. Such data are contained in a study by Market.Us, the results of which Zdrav.Expert reviewed at the end of June 2025.

One driver of the industry is the increasing prevalence of presbyopia and myopia among children and adults. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), published in 2023, at least 2.2 billion people suffer from near or far vision disorders worldwide. At least 1 billion of them, violations could have been prevented or can still be corrected. The main diseases causing long-range vision disorders and blindness among these people are cataracts ( 94 million), refractive abnormality (88.4 million), age-related macular degeneration (8 million), glaucoma (7.7 million) and diabetic retinopathy (3.9 million). Deterioration of near vision is most often associated with presbyopia - 826 million people. One of the most common ways to correct vision is by using contact lenses.

The market growth is driven by the availability of advanced products such as one-day disposable lenses, toric lenses to correct astigmatism and products aimed at people with presbyopia, the study said. The increase in sales of contact lenses is also facilitated by a change in people's lifestyles: many consumers choose such products instead of traditional glasses due to higher levels of comfort when playing sports or simply because of the desire for aesthetics.

The emergence of a new type of product has a positive impact on the industry. Among them, the authors of the study name prolonged wearing lenses, colored contact lenses and products with additional therapeutic properties. Developers are introducing new materials that increase comfort in everyday use, provide oxygen permeability and UV protection.

In 2024, silicone hydrogel lenses took the lion's share of the market, providing 73.2% in total sales. Such products allow the eyes to obtain almost as much oxygen as without lenses. In the production of modern silicone-hydrogel products, the latest technologies and polymers are used, which ensures comfortable wearing. In addition, hybrid contact lenses are in demand, combining the advantages of rigid gas-permeable and soft lenses. The center of such articles is made of solid material, and the periphery is made of soft. This design provides clear vision with a high level of comfort. Lenses for daily wearing in 2024 occupied 47.5% of the market.

Geographically, North America holds the lead, accounting for 45.5% of sales in monetary terms, or approximately $7.5 billion. This dominance is due to a combination of a number of factors, including high consumer awareness of vision correction tools and an advanced healthcare infrastructure. Globally, significant players are named:

• Alcon;
• Cooper Companies;
• Contamac;
• Hoya;
• Seed;
• EssilorLuxottica;
• Menicon;
• Euclid Vision Group;
• SynergEyes;
• Staar Surgical;
• Bausch + Lomb.

Market.Us analysts believe that in the future, the CAGR in the market under consideration will be 5.4%. In 2025, sales are expected at $17.6 billion, and by 2034, costs may increase to $28.3 billion.^[1]

2023

In Singapore, created smart contact lenses charged from tears

On August 24, 2023, researchers from the Nanyang University of Technology (NTU) of Singapore reported the development of a flexible battery with a thickness of a human cornea, which is charged from saline. It is assumed that in the future such a battery can be used to power smart contact lenses. Read more here.

The production of contact lenses in Russia increased by 10.5%. Which companies release them

In the first quarter of 2023, the volume of domestic contact lens production increased by 10.5% compared to the same period in 2022. This was announced in August 2023 by the first deputy head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Vasily Osmakov.

According to him, if they pay attention to the Russian manufacturer, it means that the quality will only improve. Osmakov stressed that there is a system of state regulation of the circulation of medical devices. Therefore, if the products are allowed to turnover, they are a priori high-quality.

The volume of domestic contact lens production increased by 10.5%

We now have nine manufacturers of contact lenses, including those who supply their products to neighboring countries, "he said in mid-August 2023.

The first deputy head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade also noted that some manufacturers make soft lenses, some are tough. At the same time, there are companies that are engaged in the production of several types at once.

The first Russian manufacturer of contact lenses is the Vologda company KonKor. This manufacturer was the first to launch contact correction tools. Other manufacturers by August 2023 include:

• "Optimized";
• "Octopus ";
• "Svetlens";
• "Ophthalmix."

In August 2023, it became known that the Okey Vision Technologies company will invest 275.3 million rubles in the creation of a production of solutions for the care of contact lenses. The plant will be located on the premises of the Lomonosov Innovation and Technology Center (ITC) in the Dubna Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The launch of production is scheduled for 2024.

The area of ​ ​ the plant will be more than 2 thousand square meters. m. The new facility will produce contact lens care products, including a single-stage peroxide system that is used to clean, disinfect, remove protein deposits, wash, store and care for all types of rigid gas-permeable contact lenses. By August 2023, according to the Ministry of Investment of the Moscow Region, such systems are not produced in Russia.^[2]

Contact lenses designed to monitor intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients

In mid-May 2023, the California startup Smartlens announced the development of smart ones contact lenses capable of monitoring intraocular pressure in patients with. glaucoma The product was called miLens. More. here

Lenses designed to monitor and treat glaucoma

At the end of January 2023, Purdue University of America introduced a technology for continuous 24-hour monitoring of intraocular pressure in the human eye. Read more here.

2022: GPS navigation contact lenses created

At the end of 2022, South Korean scientists announced the development of a new technology for creating smart contact lenses capable of providing navigation information. Read more here.

2014: Proportion of residents in Europe who wear glasses or lenses

2014 data

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