Turkey Eye Care Market By Product Type (Eyeglasses, Contact Lens, Intraocular Lens, Eye Drops, Eye Vitamins, Others), By Coating (Anti-Glare, UV, Others), By Lens Material (Normal Glass, Polycarbonate, Trivex, Others), By Distribution Channel (Retail Stores, E-Commerce, Clinics, Hospitals), By Region, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2018-2028F

Turkey Eye Care Market is anticipated to witness a growth at a steady CAGR in the forecast period, 2024-2028.

Growing Prevalence of Eye Diseases

According to a study, Izmir eye study published by Baskent University, in 2018, In Turkey, for those aged 18–50 years, retinal dystrophies (37%), congenital eye anomalies (14%) and myopic degenerations (13%) were the major common cases. Among those aged 50+ years, age-related macular degeneration (21%) was the major cause and diabetic retinopathy (17%), corneal opacities (14%), cataract (12%) and glaucoma (9%) were also significant among the population.

Increased Digitalization and Changing Lifestyle

The rapid advancement in technology and increasing digitalization has led to the increase in development of vision impairment conditions. Growing prevalence of several ocular diseases, increasing screen time among kids and adults during studies, entertainment, or work, related activities is driving the Eye Care Market Growth. The occurrence of Covid-19 pandemic has led to an increase in sales for eye care products, as the users were spending most time on their smartphones, laptops, tablets, etc. both for work and recreation. As a result, they suffer from refractive vision impairment and dry eye symptoms thereby leading to an increased demand for eye care products. Growing usage of smartphones and increased eye exposure to digital technology for longer durations is anticipated to bolster the market growth in the forecast period.

Awareness Towards Eye Health & Hygiene

For instance, a global leading company, Alcon is manufacturing a series of dry eye relief eye care under the name “Systane”, and anocular allergy relief eye care under the series named “Pataday”.

Developed Healthcare Medical Tourism Infrastructure

Turkey has an excellent health infrastructure, cost efficient availability for medical treatments, and services which provides best medical tourism to the people across the globe. The country being a central location, is only 2-3 hours away from major cities in Europe and the Middle East. The country thus is providing an excellent scope for eye surgeries, contact lens applications after surgery and other eye operations, thereby serving the people across the world. Annually, more than 500,000 medical tourists from countries choose to get treatments and different medical services in Turkey. For instance, the increased medical tourism regarding the eye surgeries leads to the rise in demand for eye care products after and during the surgeries, and other vision impairment eye treatments is bolstering the market growth and is anticipated to propel the market in the forecast period.

Recent Developments

In 2022, Alcon, the global leader in eye care launched Systane, a complete preservative-free lubricant eye drops efficiently formulated to all-in-one dry eye relief to the eye with just one drop. The exclusive formula uses clever moisture and lipid delivery to improve dispersion over the eye's surface and stabilize the tear film enabling quick hydration, protection against tear evaporation, and long-lasting relief for a patient's eyes.

Market Segmentation

Turkey Eye Care market is segmented into product type, coating type, lens material, distribution channel, region and company.

Market Players

Tech Contactlens San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti, Diafarma Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products, Alcon Laboratories Trade. AS, Diplomat Optics, Hoya Türkiye, Bausch + Lomb Sağlık ve Optik Ürünleri Tic. A.Ş, Johnson & Johnson Türkiye, ZEISS Turkiye, STAAR Surgical Company and Keralens, etc. are some of the leading players operating in the Turkey Eye Care Market.