The global market for Plastic Eyeglass Lenses was estimated to be worth US$ 15255 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 20696 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 4.3% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tariff adjustments and international strategic countermeasures on Plastic Eyeglass Lenses cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.
Plastic eyeglass lenses are optical lenses made from lightweight polymer materials, such as CR-39, polycarbonate, and high-index plastics. Compared to traditional glass lenses, plastic lenses offer advantages including reduced weight, greater impact resistance, and compatibility with modern coatings such as anti-reflective, scratch-resistant, and UV-protection layers. Their versatility makes them suitable for prescription glasses, sunglasses, safety goggles, and specialized eyewear. In addition, the demand for plastic lenses is increasing due to the rising prevalence of myopia, growing adoption of eyewear as a fashion accessory, and continuous innovations in lens manufacturing technologies.
The global shipment of plastic eyeglass lenses exceeded 2.33 billion units in 2024, with an average factory price of approximately $6.5 per lens.
North America: The North American market is driven by high consumer awareness, advanced optometry services, and strong demand for customized eyewear solutions. The U.S. is the dominant market, benefiting from high healthcare expenditure, insurance coverage for vision correction, and a strong presence of global eyewear brands. Increasing adoption of digital devices is also fueling demand for blue-light-blocking plastic lenses.
Europe: Europe shows steady demand due to a well-established eyewear industry in countries like Italy, France, and Germany. Fashion-driven trends strongly influence consumer choices, especially for designer frames paired with advanced plastic lenses. The region also benefits from the adoption of eco-friendly lens production methods and increasing use of high-index plastic lenses for aesthetic and comfort reasons.
Asia-Pacific: Asia-Pacific represents the fastest-growing market, with China, Japan, South Korea, and India as major contributors. The region is experiencing a surge in myopia among younger populations, particularly in urban areas. Growing middle-class income, large-scale manufacturing, and rising adoption of premium eyewear products are accelerating market expansion. Local players are increasingly integrating advanced coating technologies to meet international standards.
Latin America: The Latin American market is gradually growing, driven by increasing access to eye care services and rising demand for affordable plastic lenses. Brazil and Mexico are the leading countries, with strong growth in both prescription eyewear and sunglasses. However, limited insurance coverage and price sensitivity remain challenges in the region.
Middle East & Africa: This region shows moderate growth, supported by improving healthcare infrastructure and growing awareness of vision care. Demand is concentrated in urban centers such as Saudi Arabia, UAE, and South Africa. However, the market is still developing, with imported plastic lenses dominating over domestic production.
Global 5 largest manufacturers of Plastic Eyeglass Lenses are EssilorLuxottica, HOYA Corporation, Carl Zeiss, Rodenstock and Fielmann, which make up over 75%. Among them, EssilorLuxottica is the leader with about 43% market share. Europe is the largest market, with a share about 36%, followed by North America and Asia Pacific, with the share about 30% and 25%.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Plastic Eyeglass Lenses, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Plastic Eyeglass Lenses by region & country, by Refractive Index, and by Application.
The Plastic Eyeglass Lenses market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (M Units) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Plastic Eyeglass Lenses.
Market Segmentation
By Company
- EssilorLuxottica
- HOYA Corporation
- Carl Zeiss
- Rodenstock
- Fielmann
- Chemiglas Corp
- Nikon
- Huiding Optical
- Tokai Optical
- GKB Ophthalmics
- Shanghai Conant Optical
- Shanghai Mingyue
- Jiangsu Wanxin Optics
- Jiangsu Hongchen Optical
Segment by Refractive Index
- Normal Refractive Index: 1.48-1.54
- Mid Refractive Index: 1.54-1.64
- High Refractive Index: 1.64-1.74
- Ultra High Refractive Index: 1.74 and above
Segment by Application
- Prescription Glasses
- Safety Glasses
- Sunglasses
By Region
- North America
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Southeast Asia
- India
- Australia
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Nordic Countries
- Rest of Europe
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, volume and price). This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Plastic Eyeglass Lenses manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Refractive Index, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Plastic Eyeglass Lenses in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Plastic Eyeglass Lenses in country level. It provides sigmate data by Refractive Index, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.
Table of Contents
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Introduction
- 1.2 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Market Size Forecast
- 1.2.1 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value (2020-2031)
- 1.2.2 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume (2020-2031)
- 1.2.3 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Price (2020-2031)
- 1.3 Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Market Trends & Drivers
- 1.3.1 Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Industry Trends
- 1.3.2 Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Market Drivers & Opportunity
- 1.3.3 Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Market Challenges
- 1.3.4 Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Market Restraints
- 1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.5 Study Objectives
- 1.6 Years Considered
2 Competitive Analysis by Company
- 2.1 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
- 2.2 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.3 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Players Sales Volume Ranking (2024)
- 2.4 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume by Company Players (2020-2025)
- 2.5 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.6 Key Manufacturers Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Manufacturing Base and Headquarters
- 2.7 Key Manufacturers Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Offered
- 2.8 Key Manufacturers Time to Begin Mass Production of Plastic Eyeglass Lenses
- 2.9 Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Market Competitive Analysis
- 2.9.1 Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
- 2.9.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Manufacturers by Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Revenue in 2024
- 2.9.3 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Plastic Eyeglass Lenses as of 2024)
- 2.10 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
3 Segmentation by Refractive Index
- 3.1 Introduction by Refractive Index
- 3.1.1 Normal Refractive Index: 1.48-1.54
- 3.1.2 Mid Refractive Index: 1.54-1.64
- 3.1.3 High Refractive Index: 1.64-1.74
- 3.1.4 Ultra High Refractive Index: 1.74 and above
- 3.2 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Refractive Index
- 3.2.1 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Refractive Index (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.2.2 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, by Refractive Index (2020-2031)
- 3.2.3 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, by Refractive Index (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.3 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume by Refractive Index
- 3.3.1 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume by Refractive Index (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.3.2 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume, by Refractive Index (2020-2031)
- 3.3.3 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume, by Refractive Index (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.4 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Average Price by Refractive Index (2020-2031)
4 Segmentation by Application
- 4.1 Introduction by Application
- 4.1.1 Prescription Glasses
- 4.1.2 Safety Glasses
- 4.1.3 Sunglasses
- 4.2 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Application
- 4.2.1 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.2.2 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.2.3 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.3 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume by Application
- 4.3.1 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.3.2 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.3.3 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.4 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Average Price by Application (2020-2031)
5 Segmentation by Region
- 5.1 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Region
- 5.1.1 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.1.2 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.1.3 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.1.4 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.2 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume by Region
- 5.2.1 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.2.2 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.2.3 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.2.4 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.3 Global Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Average Price by Region (2020-2031)
- 5.4 North America
- 5.4.1 North America Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.4.2 North America Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.5 Europe
- 5.5.1 Europe Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.5.2 Europe Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.6 Asia Pacific
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.7 South America
- 5.7.1 South America Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.7.2 South America Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.8 Middle East & Africa
- 5.8.1 Middle East & Africa Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.8.2 Middle East & Africa Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions
- 6.1 Key Countries/Regions Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 6.2 Key Countries/Regions Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value and Sales Volume
- 6.2.1 Key Countries/Regions Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.2.2 Key Countries/Regions Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Volume, 2020-2031
- 6.3 United States
- 6.3.1 United States Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.3.2 United States Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Refractive Index (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.3.3 United States Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.4.2 Europe Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Refractive Index (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4.3 Europe Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5 China
- 6.5.1 China Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.5.2 China Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Refractive Index (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5.3 China Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6 Japan
- 6.6.1 Japan Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.6.2 Japan Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Refractive Index (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6.3 Japan Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7 South Korea
- 6.7.1 South Korea Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.7.2 South Korea Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Refractive Index (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7.3 South Korea Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8 Southeast Asia
- 6.8.1 Southeast Asia Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.8.2 Southeast Asia Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Refractive Index (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8.3 Southeast Asia Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9 India
- 6.9.1 India Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.9.2 India Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Refractive Index (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9.3 India Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
7 Company Profiles
- 7.1 EssilorLuxottica
- 7.1.1 EssilorLuxottica Company Information
- 7.1.2 EssilorLuxottica Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.1.3 EssilorLuxottica Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.1.4 EssilorLuxottica Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Offerings
- 7.1.5 EssilorLuxottica Recent Development
- 7.2 HOYA Corporation
- 7.2.1 HOYA Corporation Company Information
- 7.2.2 HOYA Corporation Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.2.3 HOYA Corporation Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.2.4 HOYA Corporation Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Offerings
- 7.2.5 HOYA Corporation Recent Development
- 7.3 Carl Zeiss
- 7.3.1 Carl Zeiss Company Information
- 7.3.2 Carl Zeiss Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.3.3 Carl Zeiss Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.3.4 Carl Zeiss Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Offerings
- 7.3.5 Carl Zeiss Recent Development
- 7.4 Rodenstock
- 7.4.1 Rodenstock Company Information
- 7.4.2 Rodenstock Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.4.3 Rodenstock Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.4.4 Rodenstock Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Offerings
- 7.4.5 Rodenstock Recent Development
- 7.5 Fielmann
- 7.5.1 Fielmann Company Information
- 7.5.2 Fielmann Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.5.3 Fielmann Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.5.4 Fielmann Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Offerings
- 7.5.5 Fielmann Recent Development
- 7.6 Chemiglas Corp
- 7.6.1 Chemiglas Corp Company Information
- 7.6.2 Chemiglas Corp Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.6.3 Chemiglas Corp Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.6.4 Chemiglas Corp Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Offerings
- 7.6.5 Chemiglas Corp Recent Development
- 7.7 Nikon
- 7.7.1 Nikon Company Information
- 7.7.2 Nikon Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.7.3 Nikon Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.7.4 Nikon Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Offerings
- 7.7.5 Nikon Recent Development
- 7.8 Huiding Optical
- 7.8.1 Huiding Optical Company Information
- 7.8.2 Huiding Optical Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.8.3 Huiding Optical Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.8.4 Huiding Optical Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Offerings
- 7.8.5 Huiding Optical Recent Development
- 7.9 Tokai Optical
- 7.9.1 Tokai Optical Company Information
- 7.9.2 Tokai Optical Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.9.3 Tokai Optical Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.9.4 Tokai Optical Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Offerings
- 7.9.5 Tokai Optical Recent Development
- 7.10 GKB Ophthalmics
- 7.10.1 GKB Ophthalmics Company Information
- 7.10.2 GKB Ophthalmics Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.10.3 GKB Ophthalmics Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.10.4 GKB Ophthalmics Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Offerings
- 7.10.5 GKB Ophthalmics Recent Development
- 7.11 Shanghai Conant Optical
- 7.11.1 Shanghai Conant Optical Company Information
- 7.11.2 Shanghai Conant Optical Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.11.3 Shanghai Conant Optical Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.11.4 Shanghai Conant Optical Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Offerings
- 7.11.5 Shanghai Conant Optical Recent Development
- 7.12 Shanghai Mingyue
- 7.12.1 Shanghai Mingyue Company Information
- 7.12.2 Shanghai Mingyue Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.12.3 Shanghai Mingyue Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.12.4 Shanghai Mingyue Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Offerings
- 7.12.5 Shanghai Mingyue Recent Development
- 7.13 Jiangsu Wanxin Optics
- 7.13.1 Jiangsu Wanxin Optics Company Information
- 7.13.2 Jiangsu Wanxin Optics Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.13.3 Jiangsu Wanxin Optics Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.13.4 Jiangsu Wanxin Optics Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Offerings
- 7.13.5 Jiangsu Wanxin Optics Recent Development
- 7.14 Jiangsu Hongchen Optical
- 7.14.1 Jiangsu Hongchen Optical Company Information
- 7.14.2 Jiangsu Hongchen Optical Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.14.3 Jiangsu Hongchen Optical Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.14.4 Jiangsu Hongchen Optical Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Product Offerings
- 7.14.5 Jiangsu Hongchen Optical Recent Development
8 Industry Chain Analysis
- 8.1 Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Industrial Chain
- 8.2 Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Upstream Analysis
- 8.2.1 Key Raw Materials
- 8.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.2.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 8.3 Midstream Analysis
- 8.4 Downstream Analysis (Customers Analysis)
- 8.5 Sales Model and Sales Channels
- 8.5.1 Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Sales Model
- 8.5.2 Sales Channel
- 8.5.3 Plastic Eyeglass Lenses Distributors
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Appendix
- 10.1 Research Methodology
- 10.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 10.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
- 10.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
- 10.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
- 10.1.2 Data Source
- 10.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
- 10.1.2.2 Primary Sources
- 10.2 Author Details
- 10.3 Disclaimer