Cataract Reports

The “2025 IOL Market Report” provides an in-depth analysis of the current intraocular lens market and forecasts performance over the next five years. It includes analysis of current markets, identification of important trends, and discussion of key factors for future success.

This report describes and forecasts performance by region for 12 categories of IOLs: commodity monofocal, enhanced monofocal, intermediate-optimized monofocal, toric, PC-toric, bifocal, trifocal, extended depth of focus (EDOF), EDOF multifocal hybrid, accommodating, post-op adjustable, and phakic IOLs. Additionally, 35 companies are profiled, with discussion of their products, strategic market position, background, and outlook.

Our coverage of the cataract surgery market includes a quarterly surveying process that targets and collects data from US cataract surgeons. The resulting data are analyzed and presented in our Ophthalmic Market Trends: Quarterly US Cataract Editions. These editions are designed to improve your decision-making process with the most accurate assessment of current market conditions and the identification of significant market trends. 

The “2024 Ophthalmic Landscape Report” offers a high-level analysis of the ophthalmic market by region and subspecialty and forecasts market performance of nine product categories through 2029. The report analyzes important trends, reviews key factors for future success, comprehensively details the competitive landscape in ophthalmology, and compares the ophthalmic sector across health care and other related markets. 

Market Scope’s “2024 European Five Ophthalmic Market Report” analyzes the ophthalmic market in Western Europe’s five largest economies, discussing important trends and key factors for future success in 11 ophthalmic submarkets. The report includes forecasts of disease prevalence, numbers of treatments, and technologies used in treatments. It profiles ophthalmic companies in the five markets, provides analysis of current markets, and offers five-year forecasts of market performance.

The “2024 Premium Cataract Surgery Market Report” is designed to provide insights into the most important premium cataract surgery (PCS) markets in the world. We’ve selected and profiled 13 countries that collectively account for 84 percent of global PCS manufacturer revenue and provided a deep dive into each of these markets. Ranked by 2024 PCS manufacturer revenue, they are: the United States, China, Japan, France, Germany, Brazil, Canada, India, Spain, South Korea, Australia, the UK, and Italy.  

For each of these countries, the report focuses on specific characteristics considered vital to the understanding of the opportunities for companies planning to market premium cataract surgery devices or looking to assess the value of each market. 

The “2024 Single-Use Ophthalmic Surgical Products Market Report” examines global and regional markets for single-use ophthalmic surgical products. It includes analysis of current markets, identification of important trends, and discussion of key factors for future success.  The report reviews cataract surgery, the dominant procedure in this market, as well as cataract surgery providers worldwide.  

Market segments profiled include viscoelastics, knives, disposable instruments, balanced salt solutions, procedure packs, drapes, sutures, fluid management devices, eye shields, ocular dyes, capsular tension rings, and cautery pencils. 

Additionally, 25 companies are profiled, with discussion of their products, strategic market position, background, and outlook. 

The “2024 China Ophthalmic Market Report” covers all aspects of China’s ophthalmic market, providing a comprehensive overview of the Chinese population and economic conditions, discussing key strategic issues, studying disease prevalence, and analyzing surgical and therapeutic approaches, including both commercialized and pipeline products. The report analyzes unit demand and revenue, and forecasts future performance over the next five years. Competitor share is analyzed by product category and 32 competitors are profiled, with discussion of their products, strategic market position, background, and outlook. 

The “2024 Cataract Surgical Equipment Market Report” provides in-depth analysis of the global cataract surgical equipment market, examining the market’s size and growth, as well as identifying important developments that may shape its future. Product coverage includes ultrasonic phaco machines, packs, and accessories; femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery systems; and photodisruptor lasers. 

The analysis focuses on the 2024 market and forecasts growth and evolution through 2029. Product demand is forecast in units and dollars, and market shares are analyzed by product category. Additionally, 21 competitors are profiled, with discussion of their products, strategic market position, background, and outlook. 

Market Scope surveys United States cataract surgeons with an expanded list of questions during the first quarter of each year. Questions probe important issues regarding practice characteristics, product preferences, surgical techniques, and practice marketing and captures market share by manufacturer, product and market segment, and perceptions of companies.

The 2024 survey was conducted during March and April 2024 and received 110 responses from doctors performing cataract procedures, representing over 1 thousand total doctors in single doctor and group practices.  

This survey highlights practice patterns regarding presbyopia-correcting IOLs (PC-IOLs), toric IOLs, extended depth of focus (EDOF) IOLs, correction of astigmatism, femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS), surgical location, interest in upcoming technology, equipment use, treatment and management of glaucoma and micro-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) devices, and much more. It measures market share by manufacturer, product, and market segment.

Leading ophthalmic firms and organizations sponsor the survey to better understand industry dynamics and gain important insights into surgeons’ experiences and preferences, as well as emerging trends. 

The “2024 United States Cataract Atlas” provides a geographic analysis of the conventional and premium cataract surgery opportunity in 85 US metropolitan areas. Market Scope’s proprietary MedOp Index™ Analysis examines market potential and provides a benchmark against other metros. The atlas offers strategic insights into the top potential markets in the US, which companies often use throughout the development and commercialization processes to identify ideal clinical trial locations, develop launch strategies, define sales territories, allocate resources, and optimize sales and marketing initiatives.