The value sales of eyewear in South Korea in 2025 are projected to rise, albeit at slower growth pace compared to previous years. While factors such as the increasing prevalence of myopia, including paediatric myopia driven by South Korea's digital-centric lifestyles, continue to support the market, the impact is beginning to stabilise.
Eyewear will see growth across both the luxury and affordability segments during 2025. In contact lenses, market, daily disposable lenses will remain a key driver, driven by the products’ superior convenience despite their premium pricing.
Chemiglas Corp was the leading company in South Korea's eyewear industry in 2024, thanks in large part to its strong command of spectacle lenses. Chemiglas boasts a comprehensive portfolio of lenses, encompassing progressive, photochromic and functional lenses such as blue-light-blocking options, catering to both vision correction and functional eyewear needs.
Optical goods stores continues to dominate South Korea's eyewear distribution channels. This dominance is primarily driven by the regulatory environment that prevents contact lenses from being sold online, with over 95% of contact lenses distributed exclusively through optical stores.
Eyewear in South Korea is expected to maintain steady growth in both value and volume over the forecast period, driven by the increasing prevalence of refractive errors such as myopia and presbyopia. This sustained demand highlights the growing need for vision correction solutions across diverse consumer groups.
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Eyewear
Eyewear is the aggregate of contact lenses, spectacles and sunglasses.
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