Taking stock of the UK contact lens market.

The article discusses the state of the contact lens market of Great Britain. The number of contact lens wearers increased from 1.56 million to 3.44 million between 1992 and 2008. The rise in silicone hydrogel wearers accelerated from 2004 and it is likely that there will be further increase in this segment. Given the number of new contact lens fits, the rise in the number of wearers in the past 17 years is perhaps slower than might be expected.