Contact lens wearers

STO-REC-STAT4HXN13T2 National
140 million

Global · as of 10 Sep 2026

Contact lens wearers stood at 140 million as of 10 September 2026 (J&J).

Original source
Publisher
J&J
Authority tier
T2 National
Locator
Johnson & Johnson receives CE Marking for ACUVUE OASYS MAX Reusable Contact Lenses
Retrieved
17 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Globally, 140 million people wear contact lenses, with one in two choosing a reusable lens,2 and comfort remains their leading priority.3

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APA
Johnson & Johnson. (2026). Johnson & Johnson receives CE Marking for ACUVUE OASYS MAX Reusable Contact Lenses. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases/johnson-johnson-receives-ce-marking-for-acuvue-oasys-max-reusable-contact-lenses. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4HXN13A8TEE5RGH07NXP5N0RGG
MLA
Johnson & Johnson. "Johnson & Johnson receives CE Marking for ACUVUE OASYS MAX Reusable Contact Lenses." 2026, https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases/johnson-johnson-receives-ce-marking-for-acuvue-oasys-max-reusable-contact-lenses. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4HXN13A8TEE5RGH07NXP5N0RGG.
Chicago
Johnson & Johnson. "Johnson & Johnson receives CE Marking for ACUVUE OASYS MAX Reusable Contact Lenses." 2026. https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases/johnson-johnson-receives-ce-marking-for-acuvue-oasys-max-reusable-contact-lenses. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4HXN13A8TEE5RGH07NXP5N0RGG.
BibTeX
@misc{jj2026contact5n0rgg, author = {{Johnson \& Johnson}}, title = {Johnson \& Johnson receives CE Marking for ACUVUE OASYS MAX Reusable Contact Lenses}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4HXN13A8TEE5RGH07NXP5N0RGG}, note = {Original source: https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases/johnson-johnson-receives-ce-marking-for-acuvue-oasys-max-reusable-contact-lenses. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
Johnson & Johnson · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National Official
Report
Johnson & Johnson receives CE Marking for ACUVUE OASYS MAX Reusable Contact Lenses
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Johnson & Johnson receives CE Marking for ACUVUE OASYS MAX Reusable Contact Lenses
Retrieved
17 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_4HXN13A8TEE5RGH07NXP5N0RGG