STAAR report flags multi-market shift from laser to implantable lens vision correction

• STAAR Surgical published a global market report flagging a structural shift from laser vision correction to implantable lenses.
• Analysis across seven markets found excimer laser volumes declining or flat, while phakic IOL adoption kept rising.
• U.S. laser procedure volume fell 52% since 2022; EVO ICL adoption rose 76%, lifting market share more than threefold.
• Survey of 7,800 consumers showed 59% not open to laser; safety concerns 38% tied with fear 38%.
• Report cited 53.5% using search engines, 25.5% using AI tools; high myopia projected near 1 billion people by 2050.

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