Eying the landscape: where to look for good ideas in ophthalmology.
Publication: Buyside
Publication Date: 01-MAY-03
Author: O'Connor, Robert
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The ophthalmology market is not an easy study. It ranges from lenses and surgical procedures to pharmaceuticals and the treatment of disease. Each has its own dynamic.
Joanne Wuensch, an analyst in the healthcare group of Gerard Klauer Mattison, identifies four segments in the ophthalmology market: laser vision correction; contact lenses and solutions; "back of the eye" diseases; and pharmaceuticals.
Wuensch says that the laser vision correction sector is dependent on the willingness of people to spend discretionary dollars in what may be a difficult economy. Contact lenses are strongly influenced by such demographic-related factors as adolescent...
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