According to GlobalData’s medical device pipeline database, 32 Soft Contact Lenses devices are in various stages of development globally. GlobalData’s report Soft Contact Lenses provides an overview of the segment’s pipeline landscape and offers detailed analysis of its products. Buy the report here.

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Of these devices, 25 are in active development, while the remaining seven are in an inactive stage of development. There are seven products in the early stages of development, and the remaining 18 are in the late stages of development.

Soft contact lenses are corrective gel-like lenses that conform to the shape of the eye. Soft contact lenses are flexible, convenient to use and tend to stay in place better than the gas permeable lenses. This segment includes daily disposables, weekly, biweekly, monthly and yearly soft contact lenses. One unit refers to one soft contact lens.

Innovations in the medical devices sector are linked to the development of new approaches, processes, or technologies for treating, diagnosing, and managing disease in response to demand from healthcare for better patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.

Based on an analysis of GlobalData’s Medical Intelligence Center pipeline product database, these actively developed Soft Contact Lenses pipeline devices are all expected to be approved within the next ten years.

Currently, private organizations, public entities and institutions are working on the development of Soft Contact Lenses devices. Overall, most of these Soft Contact Lenses pipeline devices are being developed by private entities.

Key players involved in the active development of Soft Contact Lenses include Alcon Laboratories, Visioneering Technologies, Alcon, Lentechs, Lipocoat, Ocutec, Purdue University, Queen's University, Smartlens and VISTAKON Pharmaceuticals.

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The medical devices pipeline data used in this article were obtained from the Medical Pipeline Products Database of GlobalData’s Medical Intelligence Center. The Pipeline Products database is a is a comprehensive source of information on medical devices, it covers 39K products which are in development stage and intended for diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases/conditions/symptoms directly or indirectly. The pipeline products included in the database are sourced from reliable and authenticated sources, such as company websites, SEC filings, conference presentations, analyst presentations, news releases, clinical trial registries, and grants. The information is collected by following systematic research techniques and proprietary methodology.