Here are five things to know:
1. Researchers are continually devising new technology to improve patient outcomes, thereby fueling market growth.
2. However, a lack of health infrastructure and awareness about eye disorders as well as inadequate primary healthcare infrastructure may impede market growth.
3. North America holds the largest market share, with 24.2 million Americans having a cataract diagnosis.
4. Companies operating in the market include:
• Carl Zeiss Meditech in Jena, Germany
• Abbott Laboratories in Chicago
• Alcon in Fort Worth, Texas
• Allergan in Parsippany-Troy Hills, N.J.
• Bausch & Lomb in Rochester, N.Y.
• Essilor International in Charenton-le-Pont, France
• Opcon Corp. in Kyoto, Japan
• NIDEK Co. in Aichi, Japan
• STAAR Surgical Co. in Monrovia, Calif.
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