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INTERNATIONAL CONTACT LENS PRESCRIBING IN 2024

A report on trends in global contact lens prescribing from our 24th consecutive annual survey

By: PHILIP B. MORGAN, PHD, MCOPTOM, CRAIG A. WOODS, PHD, MCOPTOM, IOANNIS G. TRANOUDIS, DO, MSC, PHD, NATHAN EFRON, AC, DSC, PHD, Lyndon Jones, PHD, DSC, FCOPTOM, PAULA FACCIA, PHD, DORIS RIVADENEIRA, OD, IACLE, CHRISTINA N. GRUPCHEVA, MD, PHD, DEBORAH JONES, BSC, FCOPTOM, LINA MARÍA RODRÍGUEZ CELY, OD, MS, JACINTO SANTODOMINGO-RUBIDO, OD(EC), MSC, PHD, MCOPTOM, NIR ERDINEST, BOPTOM, PHD, Ali Reza Jafari, OD, MSc, PhD, GIANCARLO MONTANI, DIPOPTOM, Yuichi Hori, JEROEN MULDER, MSC, BOPTOM, EEF VAN DER WORP, BSC, PHD, TIJL VAN MIERLO, ANN ELISABETH YSTENÆS, BSC, MSCOPTOM, JEANETTE ROMUALDEZ-OO, OD, CARMEN ABESAMIS-DICHOSO, OD, JOSÉ MANUEL GONZÁLEZ-MÉIJOME, OD, PHD, RUTE J. MACEDO-DE-ARAÚJO, PHD, OSKAR JOHANSSON, BSC, JOHN HSIAO, BA, OD, JASON J. NICHOLS, OD, MPH, PhD
Contact Lens Spectrum January 1, 2025 Vol 40, Issue January/February 2025 Page(s): 22-24, 26, 28-30
5 Key Takeaways

  • 1

    The 2024 survey analyzed 10,716 contact lens fits across 19 markets, with Japan reporting the highest number at 1,802 fits.

  • 2

    Soft lenses comprised 89% of fits, with daily disposables accounting for 40% and reusable daily wear lenses at 47%.

  • 3

    Silicone hydrogel materials represented 81% of soft lenses prescribed, with notable increases in monthly-replaced lenses over time.

  • 4

    Multifocal lenses were prescribed for over 70% of presbyopes in many markets, while Japan and Taiwan showed lower usage.

  • 5

    Extended wear lenses accounted for only 2% of soft lens fits, with Lithuania and Bulgaria showing higher rates compared to other markets.