Hecht Contactlinsen
Hecht Contactlinsen is a German manufacturer of individually customized rigid and soft contact lenses, serving eye care professionals across 8 European countries through subsidiaries and distribution partners via a B2B specialist channel.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1979
- HeadquartersFreiburg, Germany
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Hecht Contactlinsen does
Hecht Contactlinsen GmbH is a privately held German manufacturer of individually customized contact lenses, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Au bei Freiburg. The company produces rigid gas-permeable (RGP) and soft contact lenses, each individually fitted based on corneal topography, under proprietary brand geometries including the ASCON progressive aspheric back-surface RGP lens, the see*free orthokeratology night lens for myopia management, the newly launched 'ease' individualized soft lens, and BostonSight SCLERAL lenses manufactured under license in Europe via the Spanish subsidiary Conóptica SL (in operation since 1963). The portfolio also includes the concare care solutions family and the APEX topography-supported fitting software used by specialists for orthokeratology and custom lens fitting.
The business model is exclusively B2B: HECHT sells to eye care professionals (optometrists and ophthalmologists) who in turn fit and dispense lenses to end patients. Distribution is supported by a Germany-wide Außendienst field sales team with ophthalmic-trained territory managers, a B2B web shop for registered specialists, the HECHT Seminarwelt professional education program (seminars, e-learnings on fitting, orthokeratology, and keratoconus), and a Wissenscenter knowledge portal. Geographic reach extends across eight European countries — Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Slovenia, Poland, Latvia, Italy, and Austria — via owned subsidiaries (Switzerland, Spain) and independent distribution partners. The company employs 51-100 people and is currently expanding into Iberia, Portugal, and Morocco with scleral lenses manufactured by Conóptica SL. No revenue is publicly disclosed and the company shows no institutional ownership, operating as an independent specialty manufacturer in the European ophthalmic market.
Hecht Contactlinsen firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Hecht Contactlinsen
- Legal name
- HECHT Contactlinsen GmbH
- Website
- https://hecht-kontaktlinsen.de
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1979
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Hecht Contactlinsen is a German manufacturer of individually customized rigid and soft contact lenses, serving eye care professionals across 8 European countries through subsidiaries and distribution partners via a B2B specialist channel.
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Hecht Contactlinsen industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Custom 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)
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Where Hecht Contactlinsen is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Freiburg
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Hecht Contactlinsen business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Custom Contact Lens Sales (B2B to Specialists): HECHT manufactures and sells individually customized rigid and soft contact lenses to eye care professionals (optometrists, ophthalmologists) who in turn fit and dispense to end patients. Revenue is generated through repeat orders placed via the B2B webshop or through the field sales team.
- Care Products and Accessories: Sale of concare branded lens care solutions and accessories to specialists via the web shop.
- Professional Education and Seminars: HECHT offers seminars, e-learnings, and training programs for eye care professionals on contact lens fitting, orthokeratology, and keratoconus. Fees are charged for these educational programs.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
Hecht Contactlinsen product offering
Product offeringCore offering
HECHT Contactlinsen manufactures and sells individually customized rigid gas-permeable (RGP) and soft contact lenses, including orthokeratology night lenses, the ASCON® progressive aspheric design, individualized soft lenses, the concare® care product family, and scleral lenses manufactured under license. Products are sold exclusively through eye care professionals (optometrists, ophthalmologists) across Europe via a B2B webshop, a field sales team, and subsidiaries in Switzerland and Spain.
Product overview
Hecht Contactlinsen is a German manufacturer specializing in individually manufactured contact lenses since over 45 years. The company produces both formstable (rigid gas permeable) and soft contact lenses as its core product lines. Key product brands include ASCON® (progressive aspherical rigid lenses), see*free® (orthokeratology night lenses), and ease (soft lenses). The portfolio also includes the concare® care solutions family, APEX SOFTWARE for topography-supported fitting, and licensed BostonSight SCLERAL lenses. The company offers educational services through its HECHT Seminarwelt including seminars on orthokeratology and keratoconus management.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ASCON: The ASCON contact lens is the first contact lens with a progressive aspheric back surface design. The back surface is spherical from the center up to an angle of 14 degrees, followed by progressive flattening. The degree of eccentricity is indicated by the AS value in 30-degree increments.
- seefree
- concare
- ease
- APEX Software
Products and services
- Formstabile Kontaktlinsen (Rigid gas-permeable contact lenses) Individually manufactured rigid gas-permeable (RGP) contact lenses tailored to each patient's corneal shape and prescription, sold exclusively to eye care professionals for fitting and dispensing to patients with complex vision needs.
- Weiche Kontaktlinsen (Soft contact lenses) Individually manufactured soft contact lenses customized to the patient's prescription and corneal profile, sold to eye care professionals.
- ASCON® (Aspheric rigid contact lens design) Specialty rigid contact lens with a proprietary progressive aspheric back surface design, intended for fitting by eye care professionals treating complex refractive corrections.
- see*free® (Orthokeratology night lens) Orthokeratology (Ortho-K) rigid gas-permeable lens worn overnight to temporarily reshape the cornea so the wearer can see clearly during the day without corrective lenses; used by eye care professionals for myopia correction and myopia management.
- ease (Individualized soft contact lens) New fully customized soft contact lens launched in 2026, available to registered eye care professionals via the HECHT webshop for fitting to individual patients.
- concare® care product family Branded range of lens care solutions and accessories (cleaning, disinfecting, storage) for contact lens maintenance, sold to specialists via the HECHT B2B webshop.
- APEX SOFTWARE Topography-guided fitting software used by eye care professionals to analyze corneal topography and optimize the selection and fitting of HECHT contact lenses, including see*free® orthokeratology lenses.
- BostonSight SCLERAL (Licensed scleral lens) Scleral contact lenses manufactured under license by HECHT's subsidiary Conóptica SL for the European market (Spain, Portugal, Morocco), serving eye care professionals treating conditions such as keratoconus and irregular corneas.
- Seminare und E-Learnings (HECHT Seminarwelt) Paid professional development offering for eye care professionals, including in-person seminars, online seminars, and e-learning courses on contact lens fitting, orthokeratology, and keratoconus.
Companies that use Hecht Contactlinsen
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Hecht Contactlinsen technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Hecht Contactlinsen partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- BostonSightcoreBostonSight, a US-based company specializing in scleral contact lenses, partnered with Hecht Contactlinsen's subsidiary Conóptica SL to expand BostonSight SCLERAL lenses into Europe (Spain, Portugal, Morocco) in December 2025. Conóptica manufactures the lenses under license for the European market.
- Conóptica SLcoreConóptica SL is a licensed manufacturer and wholly-owned subsidiary of Hecht Contactlinsen, based in Spain. Founded in 1963, Conóptica has a long-standing presence in the optometry industry, providing contact lens products, services, and training to eye care professionals. It manufactures BostonSight SCLERAL lenses for the European market under license and serves Spain, Portugal, and Morocco.
- Conóptica SL (Spain)coreConóptica SL serves as HECHT's subsidiary and distribution entity for Spain, also covering Portugal and Morocco. It has provided products, services, and training to eye care professionals since 1963.
- Regional Distribution Partners (Slovenia, Poland, Latvia, Italy, Austria)minorHECHT works with independent distribution partners in Slovenia, Poland, Latvia, Italy, and Austria to distribute its contact lens products in those markets.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Hecht Contactlinsen competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Menicon: Japanese-founded global leader in RGP and specialty/orthokeratology contact lenses, with direct overlap in custom rigid lenses, Ortho-K designs, and care solutions — the closest pure-play comparable to Hecht's core rigid and seefree product lines.
- BostonSight: US-based scleral-lens specialist that licenses its BostonSight SCLERAL design to Hecht's subsidiary Conóptica SL for Europe; comparable scope (custom specialty CL) and shared distribution/manufacturing model.
- SynergEyes: US specialty contact-lens maker focused on hybrid and scleral designs for irregular corneas and keratoconus, serving the same eye-care-professional channel with similar customization and fitting-software plays.
- Art Optical Contact Lens: US-based custom contact lens laboratory manufacturing individualized RGP, scleral, soft and ortho-k lenses for the same eye-care-professional channel with comparable B2B lab model.
- Mark'ennovy: European custom soft contact lens manufacturer (Spain/UK) competing head-to-head in the individualized soft-lens segment where Hecht just launched "ease."
- Cantor + Nissel: UK-based specialist contact-lens manufacturer producing custom RGP, scleral and prosthetic lenses for optometrists and ophthalmologists across Europe.
Broad incumbents
- Bausch + Lomb: Global contact-lens and eye-health incumbent (Biotrue, Ultra) operating a broad ophthalmic portfolio across mass and specialty segments that overlaps Hecht's end-customer base.
- Alcon: Mass-market contact-lens and ophthalmic-surgery major (Dailies, Precision, Air Optix) with growing specialty lens coverage that frames the broader competitive context for Hecht.
- Johnson & Johnson Vision: Global mass-market contact-lens incumbent (Acuvue family) whose branded daily disposables and myopia-management products increasingly compete upstream with custom-lens specialists.
- CooperVision: One of the four global soft-contact-lens majors with a meaningful specialty/toric and myopia-management portfolio; broader mass-market footprint but overlapping category and specialist-channel coverage.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Hecht Contactlinsen subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Hecht Contactlinsen funding detail
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Funding rounds
Investors
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Hecht Contactlinsen M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Hecht Contactlinsen
What does Hecht Contactlinsen do?
HECHT Contactlinsen manufactures and sells individually customized rigid gas-permeable (RGP) and soft contact lenses, including orthokeratology night lenses, the ASCON® progressive aspheric design, individualized soft lenses, the concare® care product family, and scleral lenses manufactured under license. Products are sold exclusively through eye care professionals (optometrists, ophthalmologists) across Europe via a B2B webshop, a field sales team, and subsidiaries in Switzerland and Spain.
Is Hecht Contactlinsen a public or private company?
Hecht Contactlinsen is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Hecht Contactlinsen founded?
Hecht Contactlinsen was founded in 1979. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Hecht Contactlinsen based?
Hecht Contactlinsen is headquartered in Freiburg, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Hecht Contactlinsen make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Custom Contact Lens Sales (B2B to Specialists) is the primary driver. The others are care Products and Accessories and professional Education and Seminars.
Who are Hecht Contactlinsen's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Menicon, BostonSight, SynergEyes, Art Optical Contact Lens, Mark'ennovy and Cantor + Nissel. Broad incumbents are Bausch + Lomb, Alcon, Johnson & Johnson Vision and CooperVision.
Does Hecht Contactlinsen have an API?
No public API is recorded for Hecht Contactlinsen.
What industry is Hecht Contactlinsen in?
Hecht Contactlinsen's product category is Custom Contact Lenses. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAHAJAE, Contact Lenses & Care Systems (Soft/RGP/Scleral Lenses; Cleaning/Disinfection Solutions). Its NAICS code is 339115 and its SIC code is 3851.