Mercado de implantes corneales: crecimiento, tendencias, impacto de COVID-19 y pronósticos (2023 - 2028)

Visión general del mercado

The corneal implants market is projected to register a CAGR of more than 6% over the forecast period.

The rapid emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on ophthalmic surgeries across the globe. The suspension of elective procedures during the pandemic reduced the number of patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery, globally, as ophthalmic procedures are considered elective procedures. In March 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recommended the cancellation of elective surgery as a part of the national response to COVID-19. Moreover, in March 2020, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) released practice guidelines advising ophthalmologists to cease providing any treatment other than urgent and emergent care. Moreover, in November 2020, Eye Bank Associations (EBAA) and the Global Alliance of Eye Bank Associations (GAEBA) recommended guidelines to exclude infected donors. The introduction of such guidelines has impacted the number of ophthalmic surgeries being performed in the pandemic. However, as the lockdown restrictions are reducing, the number of ophthalmic procedures performed worldwide will eventually increase and thus boost the market in the forecast period.

The studied market growth can be largely attributed to the factors such as technological advancements in corneal implants, the increasing prevalence of the geriatric population, and growing incidences of eye disorders worldwide. These factors are leading to a huge demand for corneal implants in the healthcare facilities.

Technological advancements in corneal implants is contributing to the market growth. Significant advancements are being taken place to develop cost-effective corneal implants with improved safety and efficacy. In January 2019, the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) approved a new Boston KPro model, Boston keratoprosthesis, Moreover, the demand for collagen-based artificial corneas is increasing owing to their biocompatibility and low cost that has led to development of bio-engineered artificial corneas. For instance, LinkCor, developed by Life Sciences AB, commercially available in 2020, is anticipated to be a potential substitute for human corneas. Furthermore, CorNeat Vision has developed an easily implantable and affordable artificial cornea, CorNeat KPro. The CorNeat KPro has been designed to replace scarred, deformed or opacified corneas and is anticipated to fully and immediately rehabilitate the vision of corneally blind patients. The product is expected to achieve the CE marking and FDA clearance in 2022. Thus, the aforementioned technological developments are contributing to the rising demand for corneal implants.

Increasing prevalence of geriatric population is anticipated to increase the demand for corneal implants. Corneal implants are used in keratoplasty procedures such as penetrating and endothelial keratoplasty. The geriatric population is prone to suffer from Fuchs’ dystrophy which is treated by endothelial keratoplasty (EK). According to a 2020 published article by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the late-onset form of Fuchs’ endothelial dystrophy is a common condition, affecting approximately 4 percent of people above 40 years of age in the United States. In addition, bullous keratopathy is the most common condition among older people that undergo cataract surgery. Such patients are recommended to undergo endothelial keratoplasty (EK) procedure. Moreover, as per the World Population Ageing 2019 report by the United Nations (UN), globally, the number of people aged 80 years or older nearly tripled between 54 million in 1990 to 143 million in 2019 and is anticipated to triple again between 2019 and 2050 to reach 426 million by 2050. Thus, the increase in prevalence of geriatric population will fuel the overall market growth.

Also, due to the growing incidences of eye disorders worldwide, there is a huge demand for corneal implants. The corneal implants are used in the treatment of keratoconus, corneal opacity, corneal blindness and other eye disorders. As per the 2020 statistics by the Cornea Research Foundation of America, 50 to 200 out of every 100,000 people in the general population are affected with keratoconus disorder. This indicates that increase in number of people suffering with keratoconus disorder indicate will increase the demand for corneal implants. In addition, as per the 2020 statistics by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), an estimated number of 4.1 million people in the United Kingdom will be affected by blindness by 2050. Furthermore, as per the 2021 statistics by the World Health Organization (WHO), globally, approximately, 2.2 billion people have a near or distant vision impairment, including 4.2 million people having corneal opacities. Such a huge number indicates a high demand for corneal implants. Thus, all the above-mentioned factors are currently augmenting the growth of the corneal implants market.

However, high costs of surgical procedures and ophthalmic devices and availability of alternative treatments are some of the factors impeding the market growth.

Alcance del Informe

Según el alcance del informe, el implante corneal es la incorporación de tejido de córnea de donante humano o córnea artificial para reemplazar la córnea enferma del ojo mediante queratoplastia lamelar anterior, queratoplastia endotelial, queratoplastia penetrante, queratoprótesis y queratoprótesis. Están diseñados para la visión a largo plazo y se utilizan principalmente para el tratamiento de trastornos oftálmicos como la distrofia de Fuchs y el queratocono, entre otros trastornos. El mercado de implantes de córnea está segmentado por tipo (córnea humana y córnea artificial), tipo de procedimiento (queratoplastia endotelial, queratoplastia penetrante y otros tipos de procedimientos), indicación de enfermedad (queratocono, distrofia de Fuchs, queratitis infecciosa, úlceras corneales y otras indicaciones de enfermedad) , Usuario final (Hospitales, Centros quirúrgicos ambulatorios y Centros oftálmicos) y Geografía (América del Norte, Europa, Asia-Pacífico y Resto del Mundo). El informe de mercado también cubre los tamaños y tendencias de mercado estimados para diferentes países en las principales regiones, a nivel mundial. El informe ofrece el valor (en millones de USD) para los segmentos anteriores.

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Tendencias clave del mercado

Se espera que la queratoplastia penetrante experimente un crecimiento significativo durante el período de pronóstico

Según el tipo de procedimiento, se prevé que la queratoplastia penetrante experimente un crecimiento significativo durante el período de pronóstico. Los factores principales debido al crecimiento de la queratoplastia penetrante son el número cada vez mayor de personas que sufren lesiones en el globo ocular y trastornos oculares. Los procedimientos de queratoplastia penetrante se realizan para tratar a pacientes que padecen trastornos oculares como úlceras corneales y queratitis infecciosa. Además, se prefiere la queratoplastia penetrante (PKP) para tratar la enfermedad corneal ectásica y ha sido el procedimiento estándar para el tratamiento de pacientes con queratocono con resultados ópticos y visuales notables para pacientes con queratocono que son intolerantes a las lentes de contacto o tienen agudeza visual corregida. Según el Informe estadístico de bancos de ojos de 2019 de la Asociación de bancos de ojos de América (EBAA), el uso doméstico de tejido de queratoplastia en los Estados Unidos ha llevado a un aumento en la cantidad de injertos penetrantes realizados de 17 347 en 2018 a 17 409 en 2019. Por lo tanto, el número creciente de procedimientos de queratoplastia penetrante realizados indica la creciente demanda de implantes de córnea. Por lo tanto, en vista de los factores mencionados anteriormente, se prevé que el segmento crezca significativamente durante el período de pronóstico.

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