SPOT VISION SCREENER MARKET ANALYSIS

Market Challenges And Opportunities

Global Spot Vision Screener Market- Drivers

Government’s focus on the advancement of spot vision screener technology

Government’s focus on the advancement of spot vision screener technology is expected to drive the market growth over the forecast period. For instance, on March 3, 2023, Texas Health and Human Services issued the guidelines for vision screening and included American Optometric Association (AOA) vision screening guidelines which focuses on children’s eye care and surgery.

Rising initiatives regarding vision care screening

Rising initiatives regarding vision care screening are expected to drive the market growth over the forecast period. For instance, in March 2021, American Academy of Ophthalmology announced an initiative to protect children from the vision-threatening consequences of high myopia (nearsightedness). The company will make a five-year commitment to help underwrite the program approaches that advance myopia management as standard of care. The Academy-guided endeavor seeks to raise awareness of the increasing number of children at risk of developing high myopia and the effectiveness of new interventions to slow this common eye condition, so the worst consequences may be avoided. High myopia raises the risk of vision-threatening eye conditions such as retinal detachment, glaucoma, early cataracts, and myopic maculopathy, a leading cause of blindness world-wide.

Global Spot Vision Screener Market: Restraints

Poor accessibility to eye care services in middle income countries

Factors such as poor accessibility to eye care services in middle income countries, such as India, Ghana, and Bangladesh, are expected to hamper the market growth over the forecast period. For instance, on May 26, 2023, according to an article published in British Medical Journal, multiple strategies that consider the complexities of different settings are required to address eye care access. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Report on vision recommends that member states make eye care an integral part of Universal Health Coverage through ‘Integrated People-centered Eye Care (IPEC)’, where services are integrated across levels and services to support a broad spectrum of care for people across the life course. The IPEC strategy harmonizes international efforts to increase access to and the quality of eye care services with the WHO's framework for Integrated People-Centered Health Services and the building blocks of Middle Income Country health systems. So, to overcome the poor accessibility, the launch of various awareness campaigns regarding eye care services need to be employed in the middle income countries.