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Contact Lenses: Technologies and Global Markets


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NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Contact Lenses: Technologies and Global Markets  http://www.reportlinker.com/p0801543/Contact-Lenses-Technologies-and-Global-Markets.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Ophthalmic_Devices

INTRODUCTION

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES REASONS FOR DOING THIS STUDY INTENDED AUDIENCE

SCOPE AND FORMAT

The key market segments covered in this report are as follows:

Purpose: Corrective, cosmetic, therapeutic

Characteristics: Rigid/hard, soft.

Usability/life span: Disposables (daily disposables, silicone contact disposables, up to 30 days, others), conventional/planned replacement (daily wear, extended wear).

Aesthetics/cosmetics: Tinted, translucent, colored, prosthetic contact lenses, special effect contact lenses.

Design in hard and soft lenses: Spherical, toric, cosmetic, orthokeratology (Ortho-K), multifocal, and custom made.

Corrective nature: Myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, presbyopia.

By age: Children, teens, young, middle, elderly.

Others: Hydrophilic/hydrogel, gas permeable, others.

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES ANALYST CREDENTIALS Varsha Bhat

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES . 1REASONS FOR DOING THIS STUDY . 1INTENDED AUDIENCE 1SCOPE AND FORMAT 2METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES. 2ANALYST CREDENTIALS 2RELATED BCC REPORTS 3BCC ONLINE SERVICES 3DISCLAIMER . 3CHAPTER TWO: SUMMARY 4GLOBAL CONTACT LENS REVENUES 4SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL CONTACT LENS MARKET BY MAJORSEGMENT, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 5SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL CONTACT LENS MARKET BY MAJORSEGMENT, 2008–2016 ($ MILLIONS) 5DRIVERS . 6AGING POPULATION 6RESEARCH FOCUSED ON USER CONVENIENCE . 6AFFORDABILITY 7GREATER CONVENIENCE . 7INCREASING HEALTH AWARENESS . 7RESTRAINTS . 7INFECTION AND CONTACT LENSES . 7POPULARITY OF CORRECTIVE SURGERY A THREAT TOMONOVISION LENSES 8WEARING COLORED LENSES WITHOUT MEDICALSUPERVISION CAN CAUSE CORNEAL DAMAGE . 8BUYING CORRECT-FITTING CONTACT LENSES IS MOREDIFFICULT THAN BUYING EYEGLASSES . 9NONCOMPLIANCE: A CONTINUAL CONCERN 9PRODUCT RECALLS 10PRODUCT AWARENESS . 10OPPORTUNITIES 10STRONG GROWTH IN THE GLOBAL VISION CAREMARKET . 10GROWING EMERGING MARKETS 11CHAPTER THREE: MARKET OVERVIEW . 12FIGURE 1 KEY FEATURES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTACTLENSES, 2010 12CONTACT LENSES VERSUS REFRACTIVE SURGERY . 13FIGURE 2 MAIN REASONS FOR PREFERRING REFRACTIVESURGERY (%) 13SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESS . 14MARKET SHARE . 14FIGURE 3 COMPANY MARKET SHARES OF CONTACT LENSINDUSTRY, 2010 (%) 15FUTURE OF CONTACT LENSES 15FUTURISTIC OPTICAL DESIGNS 16REFRACTIVE ERROR CONTROL . 16ANTI-INFECTIVE CAPABILITIES 17DRUG DELIVERY: EYE DISEASE AND INFECTIONS 17SMART LENSES FOR MONITORING GLUCOSE LEVELS . 18COMPUTER LENSES . 18NANOTECHNOLOGY . 19BIOSENSORS 19DRUG DELIVERY AND SOFT CONTACT LENSES 19CONTACT LENS REGULATION 20UNITED STATES 20For Prescribers 20Prescription Expiration 21For Sellers 21Record Keeping . 21UNITED KINGDOM 22CORNEAL REFRACTIVE THERAPY: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE 23CORNEAL REFRACTIVE THERAPY: …(CONTINUED) . 24CHAPTER FOUR: CONTACT LENSES BY CHARACTERISTICS 25TABLE 1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CONTACT LENSES BYCHARACTERISTICS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 25TABLE 2 GLOBAL CONTACT LENS MARKET BY GEOGRAPHICREGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 26GAS-PERMEABLE CONTACT LENSES 26TABLE 3 GLOBAL RIGID GAS-PERMEABLE CONTACT LENSMARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 27SOFT CONTACT LENSES ("HYDROPHILIC" OR "HYDROGEL") 28TABLE 4 GLOBAL SOFT CONTACT LENS MARKET BY GEOGRAPHICREGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 29TYPES OF SOFT CONTACT LENSES BY REPLACEMENTSCHEDULE 29TABLE 5 GLOBAL SOFT CONTACT LENS MARKET BYREPLACEMENT SCHEDULE, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 30FIGURE 4 SOFT CONTACT LENS MARKET REVENUES BYREPLACEMENT SCHEDULE, 2008–2016 (%) . 31Daily Disposable or Single-Use Soft Lenses . 31TABLE 6 GLOBAL DAILY REPLACEMENT SOFT CONTACT LENSMARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 32Weekly Replacement Soft Contact Lenses . 33TABLE 7 GLOBAL ONE- TO TWO-WEEK REPLACEMENT SOFTCONTACT LENS MARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 33Monthly Replacement Soft Daily Wear Lenses 34TABLE 8 GLOBAL MONTHLY REPLACEMENT SOFT CONTACT LENSMARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 34Extended Wear (Sleep-in) Lenses . 34TABLE 9 GLOBAL THREE- TO SIX-MONTH REPLACEMENT SOFTCONTACT LENS MARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 35Annual Replacement . 35TABLE 10 GLOBAL ANNUAL REPLACEMENT SOFT CONTACT LENSMARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 36Unplanned Replacement Schedule . 36TABLE 11 GLOBAL UNPLANNED REPLACEMENT SOFT CONTACTLENS MARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 37SOFT CONTACT LENS MARKET BY MATERIAL 37FIGURE 5 SOFT CONTACT LENS MARKET BY MATERIAL, 2011 (%) 37FIGURE 5 (CONTINUED) 38TABLE 12 GLOBAL MARKET FOR SOFT CONTACT LENSES BYMATERIAL, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 38Hydrophilic Soft Contact Lenses. 39TABLE 13 GLOBAL HYDROPHILIC/HYDROGEL SOFT CONTACTLENS MARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 40Silicone-Hydrogel Lenses 40TABLE 14 GLOBAL SILICONE-HYDROGEL SOFT CONTACT LENSMARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 41CHAPTER FIVE: CONTACT LENSES BY DESIGN . 42FIGURE 6 CONTACT LENS MARKET BY TYPE OF DESIGN, 2008–2016 (%) 42TABLE 15 GLOBAL MARKET FOR SOFT CONTACT LENSES BYDESIGN, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 43TABLE 16 GLOBAL MARKET FOR RIGID CONTACT LENSES BYDESIGN, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 44SPHERICAL CONTACT LENSES 44TABLE 17 GLOBAL SPHERICAL SOFT CONTACT LENS MARKET BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 45TABLE 18 GLOBAL SPHERICAL HARD CONTACT LENS MARKET BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 45TORIC CONTACT LENSES 46DISADVANTAGES OF SOFT TORIC LENSES . 46DISADVANTAGES OF RGP TORIC LENSES . 46TABLE 19 GLOBAL TORIC SOFT CONTACT LENS MARKET BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 47TABLE 20 GLOBAL TORIC HARD CONTACT LENS MARKET BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 47MULTIFOCAL CONTACT LENSES . 48MAJOR ADVANTAGES 48THE DISADVANTAGES . 48TABLE 21 GLOBAL MULTIFOCAL SOFT CONTACT LENS MARKETBY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 49TABLE 22 GLOBAL MULTIFOCAL HARD CONTACT LENS MARKETBY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 49CUSTOM-MADE AND OTHERS . 49TABLE 23 GLOBAL CUSTOM-MADE AND OTHER SOFT CONTACTLENS MARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 50TABLE 24 GLOBAL CUSTOM-MADE AND OTHER HARD CONTACTLENS MARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 51COSMETIC . 51TABLE 25 GLOBAL COSMETIC CONTACT LENS MARKET BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 52ORTHO-K 52ADVANTAGES OF ORTHOKERATOLOGY 53DISADVANTAGES 53TABLE 26 GLOBAL ORTHO-K MARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION,THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 54CHAPTER SIX: CONTACT LENS MARKET BY PURPOSE OF USE . 55CORRECTIVE LENSES . 55MARKET DRIVERS . 55Increasing Aging Population . 55Increasing Eye-Related Problems . 55MARKET RESTRAINTS . 56Lenses are Expensive 56FIGURE 7 CORRECTIVE CONTACT LENS MARKET SHARES BYTYPE, 2008–2016 (%) 56TABLE 27 GLOBAL CORRECTIVE CONTACT LENS MARKET BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 57VISION PROBLEMS TREATED WITH CORRECTIVE LENSES 57MYOPIA 57TABLE 28 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CONTACT LENSES USED TOTREAT MYOPIA, BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 58HYPEROPIA 58TABLE 29 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CONTACT LENSES USED TOTREAT HYPEROPIA, BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016($ MILLIONS) 59ASTIGMATISM 59TABLE 30 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CONTACT LENSES USED TOTREAT ASTIGMATISM, BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 60PRESBYOPIA . 60TABLE 31 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CONTACT LENSES USED TOTREAT PRESBYOPIA, BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016($ MILLIONS) 61THERAPEUTIC CONTACT LENSES . 61TREATMENT WITH THERAPEUTIC CONTACT LENSES 62DIFFERENT THERAPEUTIC LENSES FOR DIFFERENTCONDITIONS . 62LIMITATIONS TO THERAPEUTIC LENSES . 62TABLE 32 GLOBAL THERAPEUTIC CONTACT LENS MARKET BYPRODUCT TYPE, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 63TABLE 33 GLOBAL THERAPEUTIC CONTACT LENS MARKET BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 64EYE CONDITIONS TREATED WITH THERAPEUTICCONTACT LENSES . 64Bullous Keratopathy . 64TABLE 34 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERAPEUTIC CONTACTLENSES USED TO TREAT BULLOUS KERATOPATHY, BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 65Corneal Abrasions . 65TABLE 35 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERAPEUTIC CONTACTLENSES USED TO TREAT CORNEAL ABRASIONS, BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 66Corneal Ectasia 66TABLE 36 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERAPEUTIC CONTACTLENSES USED TO TREAT CORNEAL ECTASIA, BY GEOGRAPHICREGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 67Dry Eye syndrome . 67TABLE 37 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERAPEUTIC CONTACTLENSES USED TO TREAT DRY EYE SYNDROME, BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 68POST-OPERATIVE THERAPEUTIC CONTACT LENSES 68TABLE 38 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERAPEUTIC CONTACTLENSES USED FOR POST-OPERATIVE PURPOSES, BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 69Post-Operative Contact Lenses Used to TreatKeratoconus 69TABLE 39 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERAPEUTIC CONTACTLENSES USED TO TREAT KERATOCONUS, BY GEOGRAPHICREGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 70BANDAGE CONTACT LENSES AND OTHER THERAPEUTICAREAS . 70TABLE 40 GLOBAL THERAPEUTIC CONTACT LENS MARKET FOROTHER THERAPIES BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016($ MILLIONS) 71COSMETIC LENSES . 71FASHION STATEMENT . 71INJURIES TO THE EYES. 72WEARING COLORED LENSES WITHOUT MEDICALSUPERVISION CAN CAUSE CORNEAL DAMAGE . 72FIGURE 8 MARKET SHARES OF COSMETICS AND LIFESTYLEORIENTEDCONTACT LENSES BY TYPE, 2008–2016 (%) 73TABLE 41 GLOBAL COSMETIC AND LIFESTYLE-ORIENTEDCONTACT LENS MARKET BY PRODUCT SEGMENT, THROUGH2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 74TABLE 42 GLOBAL COSMETIC AND LIFESTYLE-ORIENTEDCONTACT LENS MARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 74ENHANCEMENT TINTS 75TABLE 43 GLOBAL ENHANCEMENT TINT COSMETIC ANDLIFESTYLE-ORIENTED CONTACT LENS MARKET BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 75OPAQUE AND SPECIAL EFFECT CONTACT LENSES . 75Opaque and Special … (Continued) 76TABLE 44 GLOBAL OPAQUE/COLOR COSMETIC AND LIFESTYLEORIENTEDCONTACT LENS MARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION,THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 77PROSTHETIC CONTACT LENSES 77TABLE 45 GLOBAL PROSTHETIC CONTACT LENS MARKET BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 78LIFESTYLE-ORIENTED CONTACT LENSES 78FIGURE 9 MARKET SHARES OF LIFESTYLE-ORIENTED CONTACTLENSES BY TYPE, 2008–2016 (%) 79TABLE 46 GLOBAL LIFESTYLE-ORIENTED CONTACT LENSMARKET BY PRODUCT REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 80TABLE 47 GLOBAL LIFESTYLE-ORIENTED CONTACT LENSMARKET BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 80COMPUTER LENSES . 80TABLE 48 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CONTACT LENSES FORCOMPUTER USERS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 81D-SEGMENT CONTACT LENSES . 81TABLE 49 GLOBAL D-SEGMENT CONTACT LENS MARKET BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 82SPORTS LENSES 82TABLE 50 BENEFITS OF USING CONTACT LENSES VERSUSEYEGLASSES IN SPORTS . 83TABLE 51 GLOBAL SPORT CONTACT LENS MARKET BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 83OTHER CUSTOM MADE LENSES 84TABLE 52 GLOBAL MARKET FOR OTHER CUSTOM-MADE CONTACTLENSES BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 84CHAPTER SEVEN: CONTACT LENSES AND DEMOGRAPHICS 85CONTACT LENS MARKET BY SEX 85FIGURE 10 CONTACT LENS MARKET REVENUES: MALE VS.FEMALE USERS, 2010 ($ MILLIONS) 85FIGURE 10 (CONTINUED). 86FEMALE CONTACT LENS WEARERS . 86TABLE 53 GLOBAL REGIONAL MARKETS FOR CONTACT LENSUSED BY FEMALES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 86MALE CONTACT LENS WEARERS 87TABLE 54 GLOBAL REGIONAL MARKETS FOR CONTACT LENSESUSED BY MALES, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 87CONTACT LENS MARKET BY AGE 87FIGURE 11 GLOBAL CONTACT LENS REVENUES BY AGEGROUP/GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2010 ($ MILLIONS) . 88FIGURE 11 (CONTINUED). 89CONTACT LENS USERS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 89Types of Contact Lenses for Children and Teens . 90TABLE 55 GLOBAL REGIONAL MARKETS FOR CONTACT LENSESUSED BY THE BELOW THE AGE OF 18 GROUP, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 91CONTACT LENS USERS AGED 18 TO 29 91TABLE 56 GLOBAL REGIONAL MARKETS FOR CONTACT LENSESUSED BY THE AGE 18 TO 29 GROUP, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 92CONTACT LENS USERS AGED 30 TO 39 92TABLE 57 GLOBAL REGIONAL MARKETS FOR CONTACT LENSESUSED BY THE AGE 30 TO 39 GROUP, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 93CONTACT LENS USERS AGED 40 TO 54 93TABLE 58 GLOBAL REGIONAL MARKETS FOR CONTACT LENSESUSED BY THE AGE 40 TO 54 GROUP, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 94CONTACT LENS USERS OLDER THAN 54 YEARS OF AGE 94TABLE 59 GLOBAL REGIONAL MARKETS FOR CONTACT LENSESUSED BY THE ABOVE 54 GROUP, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 95CHAPTER EIGHT: COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE . 96COST CONTAINMENT PRESSURES 96GROWING CONSOLIDATION IN THE INDUSTRY 96STRINGENT GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS 97DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS: 2008–2011 . 97TABLE 60 SELECT COMPANY PRODUCTS: GAS-PERMEABLELENSES, 2008 98TABLE 60 (CONTINUED) 99TABLE 61 SELECT COMPANY PRODUCTS: HYDROGEL LENSES,2008. 99TABLE 61 (CONTINUED) . 100TABLE 62 SELECT COMPANY PRODUCTS: SILICONE-HYDROGELLENSES, 2008 100TABLE 63 SELECT COMPANY PRODUCTS: DRY EYE TREATMENTS,2008. 101TABLE 64 COMPANY EVENTS AND INNOVATIONS, 2009 101TABLE 65 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, 2010 102TABLE 66 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, 2011 102TABLE 66 (CONTINUED) . 103CHAPTER NINE: GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF CONTACT LENSMARKET 104NORTH AMERICA . 104MANUFACTURERS 104PRESCRIPTIONS 104MOST POPULAR PRODUCTS . 105TABLE 67 NORTH AMERICAN CONTACT LENS MARKET, THROUGH2016 ($ MILLIONS) . 105EUROPE 105TABLE 68 EUROPEAN CONTACT LENS MARKET, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 106ASIA. 106TABLE 69 ASIAN CONTACT LENS MARKET, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 107ROW. 107TABLE 70 ROW CONTACT LENS MARKET, THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 108CHAPTER TEN: COMPANY PROFILES . 109ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. . 109ALCON LABORATORIES, INC. 109TABLE 71 ALCON LABORATORIES PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 110TABLE 72 ALCON LABORATORIES RECENT DEVELOPMENTS . 110TABLE 73 ALCON LABORATORIES FINANCIALS, 2006–2010 ($MILLIONS) 111ALL PRO INTRAOCULAR LENS CO., LTD. 111TABLE 74 ALL PRO: INTRAOCULAR LENS PRODUCT TYPES . 111ALLIED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES . 112TABLE 75 ALLIED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCT TYPES 112BAUSCH & LOMB . 112TABLE 76 BAUSCH & LOMB PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 113TABLE 77 BAUSCH & LOMB—NEW PRODUCTS LAUNCHED, 2008–SEPT. 2011 . 113CARL ZEISS AG . 114TABLE 78 CARL ZEISS AG PRODUCT TYPES 114TABLE 79 CARL ZEISS AG RECENT ACQUISITION, 2010 . 115TABLE 80 CARL ZEISS AG REVENUE, 2005-2010 ($ MILLIONS) 115CIBA VISION 115TABLE 81 CIBA VISION PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 116TABLE 82 CIBA VISION FRESH LOOK PRODUCT PORTFOLIO . 116TABLE 83 CIBA VISION RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, 2009 116TABLE 84 CIBA VISION FINANCIALS, 2009 AND 2010 117CONTAMAC U.S. . 117TABLE 85 CONTAMAC U.S., INC. PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 118TABLE 86 CONTAMAC U.S., INC. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, 2011 . 118EAGLE OPTICS PVT., LTD. 118TABLE 87 EAGLE OPTICS PVT., LTD. PRODUCT TYPES 119ESSILOR . 119TABLE 88 ESSILOR RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, 2010–2011 . 120GKB RX LENS PRIVATE, LTD. 120TABLE 89 GKB RX LENS PRIVATE, LTD. PRODUCT PORTFOLIO . 121HOYA CORP. 121TABLE 90 HOYA CORP. PRODUCT PORTFOLIO . 122TABLE 91 HOYA CORP. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, 2008–2011 122FINANCIALS . 122HYDROGEL VISION CORP. . 123TABLE 92 HYDROGEL VISION CORP. PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 123TABLE 93 HYDROGEL VISION CORP. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS . 124IRIDEX CORP. 124TABLE 94 IRIDEX CORP. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, 2011 125TABLE 95 IRIDEX CORP. OPHTHALMOLOGY REVENUES, 2007–2010($ MILLIONS) 125JOHNSON & JOHNSON . 125TABLE 96 JOHNSON & JOHNSON PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 126TABLE 97 JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSOLIDATED SALESANALYSIS, 2008–2010 (%) . 126MEDENNIUM, INC. . 127TABLE 98 MEDENNIUM, INC. PRODUCT PORTFOLIO . 127MEDICURE INSTRUMENTS 128TABLE 99 MEDICURE INSTRUMENTS PRODUCT TYPES 128NIDEK CO., LTD. . 129TABLE 100 NIDEK, LTD. PRODUCT PORTFOLIO . 129OCULAR SCIENCES . 129TABLE 101 OCULAR SCIENCES PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 130POLYMER TECHNOLOGY . 130TABLE 102 POLYMER TECHNOLOGY CORP. PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 131STAR SURGICAL CO. 131TABLE 103 STAR SURGICAL CO. PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 132TABLE 104 STAR SURGICAL CO. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, 2011 132SYNERGEYES 132TABLE 105 SYNERGEYES RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, 2008–2010 133WESLEY JESSEN VISIONCARE, INC. . 133TABLE 106 WESLEY JESSEN VISION CARE, INC. PRODUCTPORTFOLIO . 134CHAPTER ELEVEN: PATENT ANALYSIS . 135PATENTS BY GEOGRAPHY . 135FIGURE 12 GLOBAL PATENTS BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2007–2011(%) . 135PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY 136FIGURE 13 GLOBAL PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY: EXCLUDINGOTHERS, 2007–2011 (%) . 136FIGURE 13 (CONTINUED). 137PATENTS BY SELECTED MARKET PLAYERS . 137FIGURE 14 PATENTS HELD BY SELECTED MARKET PLAYERS,2007–2011 (%) 137FIGURE 14 (CONTINUED). 138LIST OF PATENTS 138TABLE 107 U.S. PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS, 2008–OCT.11, 2011 . 138TABLE 107 (CONTINUED) . 139TABLE 107 (CONTINUED) . 140TABLE 107 (CONTINUED) . 141TABLE 107 (CONTINUED) . 142TABLE 107 (CONTINUED) . 143TABLE 107 (CONTINUED) 144TABLE 107 (CONTINUED) . 145TABLE 107 (CONTINUED) . 146TABLE 108 EUROPEAN PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS,2008–OCT. 5, 2011 . 146TABLE 108 (CONTINUED) . 147TABLE 108 (CONTINUED) . 148TABLE 108 (CONTINUED) 149TABLE 108 (CONTINUED) 150TABLE 108 (CONTINUED) . 151TABLE 108 (CONTINUED) . 152TABLE 108 (CONTINUED) . 153TABLE 108 (CONTINUED) 154TABLE 108 (CONTINUED) . 155TABLE 108 (CONTINUED) . 156TABLE 108 (CONTINUED) . 157TABLE 108 (CONTINUED) . 158TABLE 108 (CONTINUED) . 159TABLE 109 JAPANESE PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS,2008–JAN. 13, 2011 . 160TABLE 109 (CONTINUED) 161

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