CooperVision Specialty EyeCare

What CooperVision Specialty EyeCare does

CooperVision Specialty EyeCare, legally Procornea Nederland B.V., is a Dutch-headquartered medical device manufacturer of custom-made specialty contact lenses, operating as the specialty lens division of CooperVision within CooperCompanies (NYSE:COO). Founded in 1976 and based in Eerbeek, Netherlands, the company designs and produces a broad portfolio including ortho-k night lenses (DreamLite, DreamLite Zoom, DreamLite MC), rigid gas permeable lenses (Senso Select, Conicon, Flexi), custom soft silicone hydrogel lenses (BYO Premium, BYO AB, BYO Royal), scleral lenses (Senso Mini/Easy/Full Sclera), keratoconus-specific lenses (Senso KC, Senso KCQ), post-surgical lenses (Senso E Min), multifocal lenses (Senso Select Zoom/Duo), and pediatric myopia management products (MiSight 1 day daily disposables and SightGlass Vision spectacle lenses via JV with EssilorLuxottica).

The company commercializes proprietary lens technologies including ActivControl Technology (dual-focus concentric treatment zones in MiSight), Diffusion Optics Technology (micro-dot scattering spectacle lenses), AB-Technology (aberration-free optics), and ortho-k lens geometry, each backed by clinical evidence including the world's longest-running myopia control trials. Clinically documented efficacy includes approximately 50% reduction in myopia progression for MiSight 1 day, 59–63% for DreamLite MC, and 59% for SightGlass Vision spectacles. Order management and custom fitting are delivered through the VISAVY web-based platform, which integrates with corneal topographers and provides fluorescence simulation and lens recommendation capabilities.

CooperVision Specialty EyeCare generates revenue through B2B hardware sales of custom-manufactured contact lenses, distributed exclusively through a certified network of eye care professionals across more than 100 countries with a primary go-to-market focus on Benelux and broader EMEA. Distribution relies on a channel-partner model supported by a Professional Services team, professional training academy, certification programs (including the Myopie Management Expert program), and industry event presence. End-consumer pricing is set at the practitioner level based on prescription requirements and fitting complexity, with no publicly disclosed price list. Recent strategic activity includes acquisitions of EnsEyes (June 2022) and SynergEyes (November 2022), the SightGlass Vision joint venture (March 2022), the VISAVY platform relaunch (April 2023), and a merger with CooperVision (June 2023) to unify standard and specialty eye care under a single organization.

Name

CooperVision Specialty EyeCare

Legal name

Procornea Nederland B.V.

Website

https://coopervisionsec.nl

Company type

Public

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CooperVision Specialty EyeCare is a Dutch medical device manufacturer of custom-made specialty contact lenses (ortho-k, RGP, scleral, soft, myopia management), serving certified eye care professionals across 100+ countries as the specialty lens division of CooperCompanies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Contact Lenses

NAICS

Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing (339115)

SIC

Ophthalmic Goods (3851)

akta.pro primary industry

Contact Lenses & Care Systems (Soft/RGP/Scleral Lenses; Cleaning/Disinfection Solutions) (HLAHAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Contact Lens Specialty & Myopia Control (HLAKAKAK)

Keywords

• Specialty contact lenses
• Orthokeratology lenses
• Myopia management
• Scleral contact lenses
• Rigid gas permeable lenses

Headquarters

HQ city

Eerbeek

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Contact Lens Sales: CooperVision Specialty EyeCare designs, manufactures, and sells custom-made specialty contact lenses to eye care professionals (opticians, optometrists) who then prescribe and fit them to end consumers. Revenue is generated through product sales of ortho-k lenses, RGP lenses, soft custom lenses, scleral lenses, and myopia management products.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CooperVision Specialty EyeCare designs, manufactures, and supplies custom-made specialty contact lenses, including ortho-k (overnight) lenses, rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses, custom soft silicone hydrogel lenses, and scleral lenses. The company also offers myopia management products (MiSight 1 day daily disposables, SightGlass Vision spectacles, DreamLite MC) and the VISAVY web-based lens fitting and ordering platform used by certified eye care professionals across the EMEA region and beyond.

Product overview

CooperVision Specialty EyeCare is a custom contact lens manufacturer and supplier, part of the CooperVision organization. The company operates as a unified platform combining multiple specialized product lines: ortho-k night lenses (DreamLite series including standard, multifocal Zoom, and myopia control MC variants), rigid gas permeable lenses (Senso Select, Conicon, Flexi), custom soft silicone hydrogel lenses (BYO Premium, BYO AB, BYO Royal), scleral lenses (Senso Mini Sclera, Senso Full Sclera, Senso Easy Sclera), keratoconus lenses (Senso KC, Senso KCQ, BYO Premium KC), post-surgical lenses (Senso E Min), multifocal lenses (Senso Select Zoom, Senso Select Duo), myopia management products (MiSight 1 day daily disposables, SightGlass Vision spectacles), and the VISAVY web-based fitting platform for eye care professionals. The company sells in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VISAVY®: Web-based platform for fitting and ordering custom contact lenses (formerly MyProcornea).
• DreamLite®
• MiSight®
• SightGlass Vision™
• Senso Select
• BYO Premium
• BYO AB

Products and services

• DreamLite Nachtlenzen

Quantifiable outcome

• MiSight 1 day reduces myopia progression by approximately 50% in children
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SynergEyesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2022CooperVision acquired SynergEyes, a company known for hybrid lens technologies and brands covering irregular cornea, presbyopia, and astigmatism treatments. SynergEyes became part of the CooperVision Specialty EyeCare group.
• EnsEyesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022CooperVision acquired EnsEyes, the leading provider of orthokeratology (ortho-k) and scleral contact lenses in the Scandinavian region of Europe. The company operates within the CooperVision Specialty EyeCare group.
• EssilorLuxottica (SightGlass Vision Joint Venture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2022CooperCompanies and EssilorLuxottica formed a joint venture for SightGlass Vision to commercialize Diffusion Optics Technology spectacle lenses for myopia management. The joint venture accelerates the rollout of innovative eyeglass technologies to address the global myopia epidemic in children.
• NEMO Science MuseumminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 July 2021CooperVision SEC partnered with NEMO Science Museum for the 'Zo te zien' (Seeing This Way) exhibition exploring vision, color blindness, visual impairment, and how the brain processes visual information, targeting children and families.
• Oogfonds (Eye Fund)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021CooperVision Specialty EyeCare and Oogfonds collaborate on myopia awareness campaigns including the Kinder OogCheckWeken initiative encouraging parents to have children's eyes checked. The partnership includes co-funding research on myopia in the Netherlands and promoting myopia management as standard of care.
• World Council of Optometry (WCO)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021WCO in partnership with CooperVision established the Myopia Management Standard of Care Pledge challenge, advocating for myopia management as standard of care worldwide. More than 40 eye care organizations and 26,000 eye care specialists have signed the resolution.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alcon: Alcon is a global medical device leader in eye care, with a sizable contact lens franchise (Precision, DAILIES, Air Optix) plus surgical and vision care portfolios. It is a direct competitor in standard contact lenses and increasingly in myopia management, with comparable practitioner distribution model.
• Johnson & Johnson Vision (Acuvue): Johnson & Johnson Vision Care (Acuvue) is one of the world's largest contact lens manufacturers, with growing myopia management offerings including FDA-cleared Acuvue Abiliti 1-Day. Directly competes with CooperVision Specialty EyeCare in soft daily disposable myopia management and standard contact lenses, with similar B2B practitioner distribution.
• Menicon: Menicon is a Japan-based contact lens specialist and the world's leading ortho-k lens manufacturer (Breat-O / Menicon Z Night). It is the most direct peer in ortho-k and RGP specialty contact lenses, sharing the same certified-E-CP distribution model and myopia control focus.
• Bausch + Lomb: Bausch + Lomb is a leading global manufacturer of contact lenses (Biotrue, Ultra, SofLens) and ophthalmic surgical products. It competes directly with CooperVision Specialty EyeCare in soft contact lenses and is expanding into specialty and myopia management segments through product launches and acquisitions.
• Paragon Vision Sciences: Paragon Vision Sciences (acquired by Bausch + Lomb) is a leading designer and manufacturer of specialty ortho-k contact lenses and RGP materials (Paragon CRT, Paragon HDS). Directly comparable to CooperVision Specialty EyeCare's DreamLite ortho-k and RGP (Senso) product families.

Broad incumbents

• Carl Zeiss Meditec: Carl Zeiss Meditec is a medical technology leader in ophthalmology with diagnostic devices, surgical microscopes, and intraocular lenses. It is a broad incumbent in vision-care hardware adjacent to CooperVision Specialty EyeCare's specialty ophthalmic and contact lens offerings.
• HOYA Corporation: HOYA is a diversified Japanese optics group with a contact lens business (HOYA Vision Care) and broader ophthalmic surgical optics. It is a broad incumbent in the broader ophthalmic space, overlapping with CooperVision Specialty EyeCare in specialty and conventional contact lenses.

Emerging players

• Euclid Systems: Euclid Systems is a specialty contact lens company known for ortho-k and custom lens designs (Emerald, Euclid Ortho-k). It overlaps with CooperVision Specialty EyeCare's ortho-k and myopia management portfolio but operates at smaller scale and narrower geographic reach.
• BostonSight: BostonSight is a specialty contact lens organization focused on scleral lenses (PROSE, BostonSight SCLERAL) for irregular corneas and ocular surface disease. Directly comparable to CooperVision Specialty EyeCare's Senso Mini/Full Sclera portfolio in medical specialty contact lenses.

Others

• EssilorLuxottica: EssilorLuxottica is the global leader in ophthalmic lenses, frames, and retail optical (LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut) and is also CooperVision Specialty EyeCare's SightGlass Vision joint venture partner. It is a strategic ally in myopia management spectacle lenses rather than a direct contact-lens competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/CooperVisionSECBenelux
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coopervision-sec-emea

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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