ACLM data reveals rise in CL sales for 2008

The UK contact lens market was worth £194.4m in 2008, representing an increase of 4 per cent from 2007, according the latest market statistics from 15 contributing members of the Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers (ACLM).

Figures reveal that in 2008 the market was made up of the sale of 515 million contact lenses, up from 2007 when 483 million contact lenses were sold.

In 2008 market value comprised daily disposables (55 per cent), soft frequent replacement lenses (14 per cent), silicone hydrogels (23 per cent), soft traditional lenses (3 per cent) and rigid lenses (5 per cent).

The growing popularity of SiH lenses was reflected in sales during 2008, with the number of people using them up 21 per cent to 925,896.