Demand for advanced ophthalmic tonometers will greatly increase with hospitals and ophthalmic diagnostic centres aiming to provide better patient care. Healthcare facilities are searching for technology that will allow them to provide diagnosis that is prompt and reliable. This has resulted in smart non-contact tonometers being introduced rapidly.
Advanced features have allowed the industry to gain momentum, such as portability, durability , reliability and hassle-free use of ultra-modern ophthalmic tonometers. Driven by the introduction of new technologies and instruments, the global demand for ophthalmic tonometers is expected to grow during the forecast era.
Sic 3851 ophthalmic goods
This classification includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing ophthalmic frames, lenses, contact lenses, and sunglass lenses.
Sic 3949 sporting and athletic goods, not elsewhere classified
339115 (Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing)
These companies generated about $4.45 billion in 2001 shipment values for products covered in this industry classification.
Other products within the ophthalmic goods industry include underwater goggles, reading and simple magnifiers, and an ophthalmic lens coating.
With manufacturing or marketing operations in 26 countries, Bausch and Lomb is the dominant company operating in the ophthalmic goods industry.
About 520 companies in the United States, including 23,766 employees and 17,031 production workers, were involved in manufacturing ophthalmic goods.
About 520 companies in the United States, including 23,766 employees and 17,031 production workers, were involved in manufacturing ophthalmic goods.
Shipments for ophthalmic goods totaled approximately $4.35 billion in 2001, up slightly from approximately $4.32 billion the previous year.
ophthalmic lenses and frames, sunglasses, industrial eyewear, and contact lenses
In 1990, shipments of ophthalmic goods totaled $2.27 billion, having risen from $1.28 billion in 1982, though with a slight downturn in the mid-1980s.
investment required to operate an ophthalmic facility in 1989 was $282,398, a figure that totaled $414,325 by 1997. The average cost for facilities operating in the ophthalmic goods industry reached $2.7 million in 1997, up from $1.3 million in 1989.