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By Denis Langlois
Lenses are fast becoming a $2-billion-a-year market in Optical companies are continuing to respond to this
Canada. rising demand for lenses and the changing needs of
According to the latest Canada Market Overview report
by The Vision Council Research, Canadians purchased
consumers by launching new products in the Canadi-
an marketplace and beyond.
8.5 million pairs of corrective eyewear lenses over the In Canada for 2020, several lens companies have new
past year. products to help people achieve 20/20 vision and/or
The value of the lenses rose from about $1.88 billion in
the year prior to $1.9 billion.
Most, at about 53 per cent, of the lenses purchased over
the past 12 months in Canada were single-vision, while
31 per cent were progressive and nearly 15 per cent
were multifocal lenses.
The lens industry has been climbing in value for years,
according to the report, which says about 66.6 per cent
of Canadians use prescription eyeglasses.
protect their eyes from potentially damaging light.
At HOYA, iD LifeStyle 3 lenses, which include design
variations that are specifically tailored to presbyopes’
active lifestyles, are the latest addition to HOYA’s pre-
mium progressive product line.
Equipped with HOYA’s premium-patented technol-
ogies, such as Binocular Harmonization Technology
and iD (Integrated Dual Side) design for precise and
effortless focusing, iD LifeStyle 3 is HOYA’s response to
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