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).
- 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
- See source
Verification & Integrity
- Audit status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 17 September 2026
- Last revision
- 17 September 2026
- Archival URI
- /stat/stat_4HXN13A8TEE5RGH07NXP5N0RGG