APAC Ophthalmology Market - Industry Trends and Forecast to 2030
Market Report I 2022-12-01 I 378 Pages I Data Bridge Market Research
The Asia-Pacific ophthalmology market is projected to register a substantial CAGR of 7.4% in the forecast period of 2023 to 2030. The new market report contains data for the historic year 2021, the base year of calculation is 2022, and the forecast period is 2023 to 2030.
Market Segmentation
Asia-Pacific Ophthalmology Market, By Product Type (Device, Drugs, and Others), Diseases (Glaucoma, Cataract, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Inflammatory Diseases, Refractive Disorders, and Others), Prescription Mode (Generic, and Branded), Drug Type (Prescription, and Over the Counter (OTC)), Route of Administration (Oral, Topical, Injectables, Local Ocular, and Others) End User (Hospitals, Clinics, Home Healthcare, and Others), Distribution Channel (Direct Tender, Retail Sales, and Others), Country (China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Rest of Asia-Pacific.), Industry Trends and Forecast to 2030.
Some of the major factors contributing to the growth of the Asia-Pacific Ophthalmology market are:
- Rising prevalence of ophthalmic disorders & ocular pains
- Increasing unhygienic & sedentary lifestyle
- The rise in traumatic injuries
- The rise in the geriatric population
Market Players
Some of the key market players for the Asia-Pacific Ophthalmology market are listed below:
- Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.
- Novartis AG
- Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
- AbbVie Inc.
- Alcon
- Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Others
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 83
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 83
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 83
1.3 OVERVIEW OF THE ASIA PACIFIC OPHTHALMOLOGY MARKET 83
1.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 85
1.5 LIMITATIONS 86
1.6 MARKETS COVERED 86
2 ASIA PACIFIC OPHTHALMOLOGY MARKET: SEGMENTATION 92
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 92
2.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 93
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 94
2.4 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 95
2.5 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 98
2.6 MULTIVARIATE MODELLING 99
2.7 PRODUCT SEGMENT LIFELINE CURVE 99
2.8 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 100
2.9 VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 102
2.10 MARKET END USER COVERAGE GRID 103
2.11 SECONDARY SOURCES 104
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 105
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 108
4.1 PESTEL ANALYSIS 109
4.2 PORTER'S FIVE FORCES 110
5 EPIDEMIOLOGY 111
6 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 112
7 ASIA PACIFIC OPHTHALMOLOGY MARKET, REGULATION 113
8 MARKET OVERVIEW 116
8.1 DRIVERS 118
8.1.1 RISING PREVALENCE OF OPHTHALMIC DISORDERS & OCULAR PAINS 118
8.1.2 INCREASING UNHYGIENIC & SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE 118
8.1.3 RISE IN TRAUMATIC INJURIES 119
8.1.4 RISE IN THE GERIATRIC POPULATION 119
8.2 RESTRAINTS 120
8.2.1 HIGH COST & RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EYE SURGERY & TREATMENT 120
8.2.2 LACK OF HEALTH INSURANCE AMONGST THE POPULATION, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 120
8.2.3 SIDE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH TREATMENT DRUGS 121
8.3 OPPORTUNITIES 122
8.3.1 RISE IN HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURE AND DISPOSABLE INCOME 122
8.3.2 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES BY KEY MARKET PLAYERS 122
8.3.3 RISING AWARENESS TO PREVENT THE BURDEN OF EYE DISEASES 123
8.4 CHALLENGE 124
8.4.1 LACK OF SKILLED PROFESSIONALS 124
8.4.2 STRINGENT RULES & REGULATIONS FOR PRODUCT APPROVAL 124
9 ASIA PACIFIC OPHTHALMOLOGY MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 126
9.1 OVERVIEW 127
9.2 DEVICE 130
9.2.1 SURGICAL DEVICE 131
9.2.1.1 CATARACT SURGICAL DEVICES 131
9.2.1.2 OPHTHALMIC VISCOELASTIC DEVICES 131
9.2.1.2.1 PHACOEMULSIFICATION DEVICES 132
9.2.1.2.2 CATARACT SURGICAL LASERS 132
9.2.1.2.3 IOL INJECTORS 132
9.2.1.3 VITREORETINAL SURGICAL DEVICES 132
9.2.1.3.1 VITREORETINAL PACKS 132
9.2.1.3.2 VITRECTOMY MACHINES 132
9.2.1.3.3 VITRECTOMY PROBES 133
9.2.1.3.4 PHOTOCOAGULATION LASERS 133
9.2.1.3.5 ILLUMINATION DEVICES 133
9.2.1.4 REFRACTIVE SURGICAL DEVICES 133
9.2.1.4.1 FEMTOSECOND LASERS 133
9.2.1.4.2 EXCIMER LASERS 133
9.2.1.4.3 OTHER REFRACTIVE SURGICAL LASERS 133
9.2.1.5 GLAUCOMA SURGICAL DEVICES 134
9.2.1.5.1 GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE DEVICES 134
9.2.1.5.2 GLAUCOMA LASER SYSTEMS 134
9.2.1.5.3 MICRO INVASIVE GLAUCOMA SURGERY DEVICES 134
9.2.2 DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE 135
9.2.2.1 AUTOREFRACTORS & KERATOMETERS 135
9.2.2.2 TONOMETER 135
9.2.2.3 PHOROPTERS 136
9.2.2.4 RETINOSCOPES 136
9.2.2.5 OPHTHALMOSCOPES 136
9.2.2.6 PERIMETERS/VISUAL FIELD ANALYZERS 136
9.2.2.7 OPHTHALMIC ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEMS 136
9.2.2.7.1 A- SCAN IMAGING SYSTEM 136
9.2.2.7.2 B-SCAN IMAGING SYSTEM 136
9.2.2.7.3 PACHYMETERS 137
9.2.2.7.4 ULTRASOUND BIOMICROSCOPES 137
9.2.2.8 LENSMETERS 137
9.2.2.9 CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY SYSTEMS 137
9.2.2.10 OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS 137
9.2.2.11 FUNDUS CAMERAS 137
9.2.2.12 OPTICAL BIOMETRY SYSTEMS 137
9.2.2.13 SPECULAR MICROSCOPES 137
9.2.2.14 WAVEFRONT ABERROMETERS 137
9.2.2.15 CHART PROJECTORS 137
9.2.2.16 SLIT LAMPS 137
9.2.3 OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL ACCESSORIES 138
9.2.3.1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS & KITS 138
9.2.3.2 OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS 138
9.2.3.3 OPHTHALMIC SPATULA 138
9.2.3.4 OPHTHALMIC TIPS AND HANDLES 138
9.2.3.5 OPHTHALMIC CANNULAS 138
9.2.3.6 OPHTHALMIC SCISSORS 139
9.2.3.7 OTHERS SURGICAL ACCESSORIES 139
9.2.4 OPHTHALMIC MICROSCOPES 139
9.3 DRUGS 139
9.3.1 ANTI-INFLAMMATION DRUGS 140
9.3.1.1 NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS 140
9.3.1.2 STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS 140
9.3.2 ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS 141
9.3.3 DRY EYE DRUGS 141
9.3.4 RETINAL DISORDER DRUGS 141
9.3.5 ANTI-GLAUCOMA DRUGS 141
9.3.5.1 MIOTICS 141
9.3.5.1.1 PILOCARPINE 142
9.3.5.1.2 ESERINE 142
9.3.5.2 BETA ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS 142
9.3.5.2.1 TIMOLAL MALEATE 142
9.3.5.2.2 BETAXOLOL 142
9.3.5.3 PROSTAGLANDIN ANALOGS 143
9.3.5.3.1 LATANOPROST 143
9.3.5.3.2 BIMATOPROST 143
9.3.5.3.3 TRAVOPROST 143
9.3.5.3.4 TAFLUPROST 143
9.3.5.3.5 LATANOPROSTENE 143
9.3.5.4 ALPHA ADRENERGIC AGONISTS 144
9.3.5.4.1 EPINEPHRINE 144
9.3.5.4.2 DEPIVEPRINE 144
9.3.5.5 ANTI-VEGF DRUGS 144
9.3.5.5.1 RANIBIZUMAB 144
9.3.5.5.2 BEVACIZUMAB 145
9.3.6 OTHERS 145
9.4 OTHERS 145
9.4.1 VISION CARE PRODUCTS 146
9.4.1.1 SPECTACLES 146
9.4.1.2 CONTACT LENSES 146
9.4.1.2.1 SOFT CONTACT LENSES 146
9.4.1.2.2 HYBRID CONTACT LENSES 147
9.4.1.2.3 RIGID GAS PERMEABLE LENSES 147
9.4.2 OTHERS 147
10 ASIA PACIFIC OPHTHALMOLOGY MARKET, BY DISEASES 148
10.1 OVERVIEW 149
10.2 INFLAMMATORY DISEASES 152
10.3 CATARACT 153
10.4 REFRACTIVE DISORDERS 154
10.5 GLAUCOMA 155
10.6 AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION 156
10.7 OTHERS 157
11 ASIA PACIFIC OPHTHALMOLOGY MARKET, BY PRESCRIPTION MODE 158
11.1 OVERVIEW 159
11.2 BRANDED 162
11.3 GENERIC 163
12 ASIA PACIFIC OPHTHALMOLOGY MARKET, BY DRUG TYPE 164
12.1 OVERVIEW 165
12.2 OVER THE COUNTER 168
12.3 PRESCRIPTION 169
13 ASIA PACIFIC OPHTHALMOLOGY MARKET, BY ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION 170
13.1 OVERVIEW 171
13.2 TOPICAL 174
13.2.1 EYE DROPS 175
13.2.2 EYE SOLUTION 175
13.2.3 CREAM & OINTMENTS 175
13.2.4 GEL 175
13.2.5 OTHERS 175
13.3 ORAL 175
13.3.1 TABLET 176
13.3.2 CAPSULES 176
13.3.3 OTHERS 176
13.4 LOCAL OCULAR 176
13.4.1 SUBCONJUNCTIVAL 177
13.4.2 INTRAVITREAL 177
13.4.3 RETROBULBAR 177
13.4.4 INTRACAMERAL 177
13.5 INJECTABLE 178
13.5.1 INTRAMUSCULAR 178
13.5.2 INTRAVENOUS 179
13.5.3 OTHERS 179
13.6 OTHERS 179
14 ASIA PACIFIC OPHTHALMOLOGY MARKET, BY END USER 180
14.1 OVERVIEW 181
14.2 CLINICS 184
14.3 HOSPITALS 184
14.4 HOMECARE SETTINGS 185
14.5 OTHERS 186
15 ASIA PACIFIC OPHTHALMOLOGY MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL 187
15.1 OVERVIEW 188
15.2 RETAIL SALES 191
15.2.1 RETAIL SHOPS 191
15.2.2 HOSPITAL PHARMACY 192
15.2.3 ONLINE PHARMACY 192
15.3 DIRECT TENDER 192
15.4 OTHERS 193
16 ASIA PACIFIC OPHTHALMOLOGY MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 194
16.1 ASIA-PACIFIC 195
16.1.1 CHINA 211
16.1.2 JAPAN 221
16.1.3 INDIA 231
16.1.4 AUSTRALIA 241
16.1.5 SOUTH KOREA 251
16.1.6 THAILAND 261
16.1.7 SINGAPORE 271
16.1.8 INDONESIA 281
16.1.9 MALAYSIA 291
16.1.10 PHILIPPINES 301
16.1.11 VIETNAM 311
16.1.12 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 321
17 ASIA PACIFIC OPHTHALMOLOGY MARKET: COMPANY LANDSCAPE 322
17.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: ASIA PACIFIC 322
18 SWOT ANALYSIS 323
19 COMPANY PROFILE 324
19.1 ALCON 324
19.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 324
19.1.2 RECENT FINANCIALS 325
19.1.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 325
19.1.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 326
19.1.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 326
19.2 REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 328
19.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 328
19.2.2 RECENT FINANCIALS 328
19.2.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 329
19.2.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 329
19.2.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 329
19.3 JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC. 330
19.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 330
19.3.2 RECENT FINANCIALS 330
19.3.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 331
19.3.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 331
19.3.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 331
19.4 REICHERT, INC. 332
19.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 332
19.4.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 332
19.4.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 333
19.4.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 333
19.5 NOVARTIS AG 334
19.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 334
19.5.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 334
19.5.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 335
19.5.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 335
19.5.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 335
19.6 ABBVIE INC. 336
19.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 336
19.6.2 RECENT FINANCIALS 336
19.6.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 337
19.6.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 337
19.7 BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED 338
19.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 338
19.7.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 338
19.7.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 339
19.7.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 339
19.8 CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG 341
19.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 341
19.8.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 341
19.8.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 342
19.8.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 342
19.9 ESSILORLUXOTTICA 343
19.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 343
19.9.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 343
19.9.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 344
19.9.4 RECENT DEVELOPMEN 344
19.10 F. HOFFMANN- LA ROCHE LTD 345
19.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 345
19.10.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 345
19.10.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 346
19.10.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 346
19.11 GLAUKOS 347
19.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 347
19.11.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 347
19.11.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 348
19.11.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 348
19.12 HEIDELBERG ENGINEERING GMBH 349
19.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 349
19.12.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 349
19.12.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 349
19.13 HOYA CORPORATION 350
19.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 350
19.13.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 350
19.13.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 351
19.13.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 351
19.14 LUMENIS BE LTD. 352
19.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 352
19.14.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 352
19.14.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 353
19.15 METALL ZUG AG 354
19.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 354
19.15.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 354
19.15.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 355
19.15.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 355
19.16 NEOVISION 356
19.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 356
19.16.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 356
19.16.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 356
19.17 NIDEK CO., LTD. 357
19.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 357
19.17.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 357
19.17.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 358
19.18 PFIZER INC. 359
19.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 359
19.18.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 359
19.18.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 360
19.18.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 360
19.19 SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 361
19.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 361
19.19.2 RECENT FINANCIALS 361
19.19.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 362
19.19.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 362
19.20 SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. 363
19.20.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 363
19.20.2 RECENT FINANCIALS 363
19.20.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 364
19.20.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 364
19.21 STAAR SURGICAL 365
19.21.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 365
19.21.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 365
19.21.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 366
19.21.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 366
19.22 THE COOPER COMPANIES INC. 367
19.22.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 367
19.22.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 367
19.22.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 368
19.22.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 368
19.23 TOPCON CORPORATION 369
19.23.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 369
19.23.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 369
19.23.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 370
19.23.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 370
19.24 VISIONIX 371
19.24.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 371
19.24.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 371
19.24.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 371
19.25 ZIEMER OPHTHALMIC SYSTEMS AG 372
19.25.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 372
19.25.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 372
19.25.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 373
20 QUESTIONNAIRE 374
21 RELATED REPORTS 378
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