Other products within the ophthalmic goods industry include underwater goggles, reading and simple magnifiers, and an ophthalmic lens coating.
With manufacturing or marketing operations in 26 countries, Bausch and Lomb is the dominant company operating in the ophthalmic goods industry.
ophthalmic lenses and frames, sunglasses, industrial eyewear, and contact lenses
Until the 1960s, growth in the ophthalmic goods industry had occurred at a steady, predictable rate, largely dictated by the rate of population growth in the United States.
The advent of contact lenses in the 1950s as a genuine alternative to conventional corrective eyewear, however, contributed most significantly to the growth of the ophthalmic goods industry.
The ophthalmic goods industry employed 23,766 people in 2001, including 17,031 production workers, with the remaining workers performing administrative, technical, or managerial duties.
investment required to operate an ophthalmic facility in 1989 was $282,398, a figure that totaled $414,325 by 1997. The average cost for facilities operating in the ophthalmic goods industry reached $2.7 million in 1997, up from $1.3 million in 1989.
About 520 companies in the United States, including 23,766 employees and 17,031 production workers, were involved in manufacturing ophthalmic goods.
This classification includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing ophthalmic frames, lenses, contact lenses, and sunglass lenses.
In 1990, shipments of ophthalmic goods totaled $2.27 billion, having risen from $1.28 billion in 1982, though with a slight downturn in the mid-1980s.
339115 (Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing)
increased demand for ophthalmic products elevated the production and sales levels of manufacturers to an unprecedented high.