Smart Contact Lenses Market Report 2025

This report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.

The smart contact lenses market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $5.25 billion in 2024 to $5.87 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growing prevalence of vision-related disorders and eye conditions, increasing demand for real-time health monitoring and diagnostics, rising awareness about the benefits of smart contact lenses, expanding applications in healthcare and medical diagnostics, surge in research and development activities.

The smart contact lenses market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $8.61 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growing demand for personalized healthcare solutions, growing aging population and the associated rise in age-related eye disorders, increasing adoption of wearable devices for health and lifestyle management, rising interest in non-invasive health monitoring solutions, emerging markets and untapped potential in developing regions. Major trends in the forecast period include integration of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies, technological advancements in microelectronics and miniaturization, continuous innovation in smart contact lens technology, enhanced connectivity features and IoT integration.

The anticipated rise in the prevalence of glaucoma is expected to drive the growth of the smart contact lens market in the future. Glaucoma encompasses a group of eye conditions characterized by elevated intraocular pressure (pressure within the eye), which can lead to optic nerve damage, vision loss, or blindness if untreated. Smart contact lenses hold potential in glaucoma management by monitoring intraocular pressure, offering continuous data for improved disease management and early intervention. For example, data from the BrightFocus Foundation in October 2022 suggests that approximately 80 million individuals worldwide currently have glaucoma, with projections estimating this number to surpass 111 million by the year 2040. Consequently, the escalating prevalence of glaucoma is poised to stimulate the growth of the smart contact lens market.

Major players in the smart contact lens market are pioneering advanced technologies such as augmented reality contact lenses to offer customers enhanced features. Augmented reality contact lenses represent a form of wearable technology integrating augmented reality (AR) capabilities directly into contact lenses worn on the eye. For instance, in March 2022, Mojo Vision, a US-based company specializing in high-performance micro-LED display technology, unveiled the Mojo Lens. This innovative smart contact lens prototype aims to introduce invisible computing into reality. The Mojo Lens incorporates a range of cutting-edge hardware elements and technologies seamlessly integrated into its structure, including display enhancements, communication capabilities, eye tracking functionality, and a sophisticated power system. Notably, this latest iteration introduces foundational operating system code and user experience (UX) components for the first time, laying the groundwork for extensive development and testing of essential consumer and partner use cases.

In December 2022, Meta Platforms Inc., a US-based technology company, completed the acquisition of Luxexcel Holding BV, a Netherlands-based manufacturer of smart contact lenses, for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition is expected to bolster the existing partnership between the two firms and enable Meta to advance its development of augmented reality (AR) glasses.

Major companies operating in the smart contact lenses market report are Google LLC, Johnson & Johnson, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd, Hitachi Ltd., Sony Group Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Novartis AG, Liner Technologies Inc., STMicroelectronics N.V., Alcon Vision LLC, Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre, Atmel Corporation, Optical Technology Inc., Luxexcel, Innovega Inc., In With Corporation, EP Global Communications Inc., Azalea Vision, MediPrint Ophthalmic, Tissot Medical Research SA.

North America was the largest region in the smart contact lenses market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the smart contact lenses market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the smart contact lenses market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The smart contact lenses market consists of sales of health monitoring lenses, vision enhancement lenses, and specific medical treatment lenses. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

Smart contact lenses are sophisticated eyewear devices that integrate vision correction with health monitoring, fitness tracking, augmented reality displays, and drug delivery. These innovations have the potential to revolutionize personal healthcare and improve daily living by providing real-time data and interactive experiences.

The primary types of smart contact lenses include daily wear soft lenses, extended wear, planned replacement, rapid gas permeable (RGP), and other variants. Daily-wear soft contact lenses are designed for single-day use, offering convenience and comfort as they are discarded at the end of each day. They find applications in various settings such as intraocular pressure monitoring and continuous glucose monitoring, catering to end-users including hospitals, ophthalmology clinics, and other healthcare facilities.

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