5 Key Takeaways
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Contact Lens Spectrum will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2026, marking significant industry transformations over four decades.
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Contact lenses have evolved from a niche medical device to a primary mode of vision correction during the past 40 years.
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The introduction of disposability in the late 1980s and silicone hydrogel materials in the late 1990s revolutionized the contact lens market.
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Specialty contact lenses have emerged in the 2010s, particularly for myopia control, further transforming the market.
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There has been a resurgence of scleral lenses in the last 15 years, despite corneal lenses dominating the rigid lens market.
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