Global Dry Eye Syndrome Treatment Market, by Product Type (Cyclosporine, Oral Corticosteroid, Artificial Tears, Omega Supplements, Punctual Bags, Others), by Distribution Channel (Hospital Pharmacies, Retail Pharmacies, Supermarket/ Hypermarket, Other Stores, Online Pharmacies), and by Region (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa) is estimated to be valued at US$ 7,245.3 Million in 2022 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 16.4% during the forecast period (2022-2030), as highlighted in a new report published by Coherent Market Insights.
The increasing clinical trial activities is expected to drive the market growth over the forecast period. For instance, in November 2021, Oyster Point Pharma, Inc., a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, announce the publication of Phase 3 clinical trial results of TYRVAYA Nasal Spray (varenicline solution), a highly selective cholinergic agonist that is the U.S. FDA-approved to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease as a multidose nasal spray in the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Global Dry Eye Syndrome Treatment Market – Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns in various countries across the globe have impacted the financial status of businesses across all sectors, including the private healthcare sector. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the entire supply chain of the healthcare industry, mainly due to strict lockdown in several regions. Private healthcare is one such sector that has been impacted significantly by the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the dry eye syndrome treatment market, owing to the patients of COVID-19 showing corneal tissue alterations. For instance, in January 2022, research paper was published by American Journal of Managed Care, according to which Patients in the recovered COVID-19 cohort which had not received any prior ocular surface surgery procedures or had no history of ocular infectious disease or systemic disease that could indirectly cause corneal innervation. Patient infected with COVID-19 showed corneal subbasal plexus and corneal tissue alterations typically present in small fiber neuropathy, with symptoms similar to dry eye disease (DED).
Global Dry Eye Syndrome Treatment Market: Key Developments
In December 2021, Mitotech, SA, an european biotechnology company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) for the Visomitin, a cardiolipin peroxidation inhibitor, under development for multiple indications including dry eye disease (DED) and glaucoma.
In March 2021, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., one of the global leader in generics and biopharmaceutical medicines announce the launch of AZOPT (brinzolamide ophthalmic suspension) 1%, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Brinzolamide ophthalmic suspension 1% is a prescription medicine used to treat dry eye disease (DED) and open-angle glaucoma.