Eye Care Consultations in the Philippines are Expected to Rise to Over 2.2 Million by the Year Ending 2023

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Diabetes has been one of the most prevalent ailments among the Filipinos, with 3,721,900 cases in adults (as of 2017) and this number is expected to increase in the next 5 years. Diabetes is one of the major causes of eye ailments like cataract and Glaucoma and therefore with an increase in number of diabetic patients, the market of Philippines Ophthalmology will also increase. Diabetic Retinopathy is an eye ailment that occur in diabetic patients who have been suffering from Diabetes for more than 15 years and it is also expected that number of patients having diabetic retinopathy will increase due to unhealthy eating habits and increasing consumption of aerated drinks and poor lifestyle of people. Cornea is the only part of the human body which receives oxygen supply directly from the atmosphere, whenever the human body is awake. Henceforth, with increasing air pollution in Philippines, there will be increase in number of patients suffering from an eye ailment such as Dry Eye. In future it is anticipated that, increasing exposure to ultraviolet rays will also impact the human eye and will lead to eye ailments such as Pterygium.

NCR and Calabarzon are expected to remain the dominant regions in terms of consultation revenue because of ease of doing business in these regions and also because new clinics and hospitals are expected to come up in these regions. Contribution of other remaining regions is expected to remain almost the same, but it is expected that by 2023 contribution of regions like Ilocos and Central Visayas will increase as the young graduates from ophthalmology institutes will plan to expand in these regions as the level of commercialization in these regions is expected to increase. Cataract is expected to remain the most prevalent eye ailment in Philippines, but it is projected that the number of percentage of cataract surgery will fall in next 5 years till 2023 on the back of expected awareness and technological improvements will lead to early detection of ailments. All this factors will help individuals to take precautions so that the ailment is cured without surgery. It is expected that overall percentage of surgeries for correction of refractive error will increase to 19% in 2023. It is expected that the number of hours spent on screen will increase due to increasing internet penetration in the country, which will have harmful effects on the eyes and leads to increase in prevalence of refractive errors such as Myopia and other eye ailments. Moreover many individuals who wear spectacles want to get rid of it for which they are undergoing Lasik surgeries.