Eyewear in 2025: The big picture
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.
2025 key trends
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.
Competitive landscape
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.
Retail developments
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.
What next for eyewear?
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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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Eyewear industry in South Korea with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
Data and analysis in this report provides further detailed coverage dedicated to the following key categories:
- Contact Lenses
- Spectacles
- Sunglasses
If you're in the Eyewear industry in South Korea, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Eyewear in South Korea report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of Eyewear in South Korea?
- How are sales of contact lenses performing compared to spectacles?
- Which are the leading brands in Eyewear in South Korea?
- How are products distributed in Eyewear in South Korea?
- How are demographic changes impacting demand?
- To what extent are fashion and consumer affluence growth determinants?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
Eyewear in South Korea
Eyewear in 2025: The big picture
2025 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retail developments
What next for eyewear?
DISCLAIMER
Contact Lenses and Solutions in South Korea
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Sustained but slowed growth for contact lenses and solutions in 2025
Johnson & Johnson stays ahead thanks to strength in daily disposable lenses
Myopia control contact lenses continues to decline in South Korea
Growth set to slow as forecast period progresses
Colour contact lenses continues to gain ground
Online sales of contact lenses remain prohibited
Spectacles in South Korea
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Steady growth seen in spectacles in 2025
Chemiglas as leading company
Potential for expansion in myopia control
Further steady growth anticipated for forecast period
Rising importance of functional spectacle lenses
Growth in retail e-commerce driven by spectacle frames and non-prescription lenses
Sunglasses in South Korea
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Solid growth for sunglasses in South Korea in 2025
iicombined maintains leadership
Gucci drives overall growth in brands
Fashion and functionality will continue to drive development and growth
Sustainability as key concern
Increasing sales of sunglasses via e-commerce
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Eyewear
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- Daily Disposable Lenses (DD)
- Frequent Replacement Lenses (FRP)
- Conventional Lenses
- Myopia Control Contact Lenses
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- Contact Lens Solutions
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- Readymade Reading Glasses
- Spectacle Frames
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- Standard Spectacle Lenses
- Myopia Control Spectacle Lenses
- Sunglasses
Eyewear
Eyewear is the aggregate of contact lenses, spectacles and sunglasses.
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