Visco Vision
Visco Vision Inc. is Asia's largest silicone hydrogel contact lens manufacturer, producing daily and monthly disposable spherical, multifocal, toric, and cosmetic lenses for global B2B brand/distributor partners (OEM/ODM) and B2C consumers via its refrear brand in Taiwan, Japan, and China.
- Company typePublic
- Founded1998
- HeadquartersTaoyüan, Taiwan
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Visco Vision does
Visco Vision Inc. (視陽光學股份有限公司) is a Taiwanese medical device company founded in 1998 and listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (ticker 6782) since 2022, headquartered in Guishan District, Taoyuan City. The company manufactures silicone hydrogel contact lenses, holding the position of the largest silicone hydrogel contact lens manufacturer in Asia and operating across six major regulated markets: Taiwan, Japan, China, USA, Europe, and Australia/Korea. Its core technology centers on proprietary silicone hydrogel material formulation combined with optimized lens design that addresses the high-modulus comfort problem, delivering oxygen permeability reported at approximately six times that of traditional HEMA hydrogel lenses.
The product portfolio spans daily and monthly disposable lenses in four prescription categories — spherical, multifocal (presbyopia), toric (astigmatism), and cosmetic (color) — plus blue-blocking variants and conventional hydrogel offerings. Visco Vision generates revenue through a dual-channel model: a B2B business providing OEM/ODM manufacturing and product supply to contact lens brands and distributors globally, supported by regulatory approvals across FDA, EU CE/MDR, Japan PMDA, China NMPA, Australia TGA, and Korea MFDS; and a B2C consumer brand called refrear, distributed through dedicated e-commerce platforms in Taiwan, Japan, and China (Tmall). Manufacturing is primarily conducted at the wholly-owned Malaysia subsidiary Visco Technology Sdn. Bhd. (operating since 2010), with additional capacity being added in Taoyuan. The company supplements organic growth with strategic M&A, including the 2019 acquisition of Japan-based From-eyes Co., Ltd. as its Japan regional headquarters, and holds a minority investment in Crystalvue Medical Corp. Major shareholders include BenQ Materials Corp. (14.82%), founder K.Y. Lee (4.99%), and Di An Mai International (4.71%), with no controlling parent entity.
In FY2025, Visco Vision reported consolidated operating revenue of NT$4.22 billion, up approximately 15% from NT$3.67 billion in FY2024, with FY2024 net profit attributable to owners of NT$638 million. Total headcount is reported in the 1,001–5,000 range, with 1,200+ employees at the Malaysia operations. Leadership is headed by Chairman and CEO Chung-I Lee, with the board including representatives of major shareholder BenQ Materials Corp. and four independent directors. The company maintains ISO 13485:2016, MDSAP, US QSR, Taiwan QSD, and Japan FMR quality certifications, and in 2025 ranked first in leadership position in the Taiwan medical device field and sixth overall in the Taiwan Biotech Industry Value Survey.
Visco Vision firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Visco Vision
- Legal name
- VISCO VISION INC.
- Website
- https://viscovision.com.tw
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1998
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Visco Vision Inc. is Asia's largest silicone hydrogel contact lens manufacturer, producing daily and monthly disposable spherical, multifocal, toric, and cosmetic lenses for global B2B brand/distributor partners (OEM/ODM) and B2C consumers via its refrear brand in Taiwan, Japan, and China.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Visco Vision is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Taoyüan
- HQ country
- Taiwan
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices3 records
Markets served
Visco Vision business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- B2B Contact Lens Manufacturing and Sales: Manufacturing and selling silicone hydrogel contact lenses to brands, distributors, and healthcare providers globally. Products include spherical, multifocal, toric, and cosmetic lenses in daily and monthly modalities. Revenue generated from product sales and OEM/ODM services.
- B2C Brand Sales (refrear): Direct-to-consumer sales of contact lenses under the refrear brand through e-commerce platforms in Taiwan, Japan, and China markets
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
Visco Vision product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Visco Vision manufactures silicone hydrogel contact lenses in daily and monthly disposable modalities across spherical, multifocal, toric, and cosmetic/color variants, plus traditional hydrogel lenses. The company sells to global B2B brand partners and distributors via OEM/ODM manufacturing services and to end consumers through its refrear brand e-commerce platforms in Taiwan, Japan, and China. Manufacturing is performed at owned facilities in Taiwan and Malaysia using proprietary silicone hydrogel material technology.
Product overview
Visco Vision is Asia's largest silicone hydrogel contact lens manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of vision care products. The product line spans daily and monthly disposable spherical, multifocal (progressive), toric (astigmatism), and cosmetic/color silicone hydrogel lenses, as well as traditional hydrogel lenses. The company operates through two business models: B2B (manufacturing and supplying lenses to brand partners worldwide) and B2C (consumer brand refrear sold directly in Taiwan, Japan, and China markets). The core technology focuses on silicone hydrogel materials providing 6x higher oxygen permeability than traditional hydrogel, combined with UV protection and comfortable modulus properties.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- refrear: B2C brand for silicone hydrogel contact lenses, launched in Japan in 2013, serving Taiwan, Japan, and Greater China markets.
Products and services
- Daily Silicone Hydrogel Spherical Contact Lenses Daily disposable spherical silicone hydrogel contact lenses with Dk 120, 47% water content, UVA/UVB protection, for myopia and hyperopia correction.
- Monthly Silicone Hydrogel Spherical Contact Lenses Monthly disposable spherical silicone hydrogel contact lenses with Dk 150, 47% water content, UVA/UVB protection, for myopia and hyperopia correction.
- Daily Silicone Hydrogel Multifocal Contact Lenses Daily disposable multifocal silicone hydrogel contact lenses with ADD options (LO up to +1.25, MID up to +2.00) for presbyopia correction.
- Monthly Silicone Hydrogel Multifocal Contact Lenses Monthly disposable multifocal silicone hydrogel contact lenses with ADD options (LO up to +1.25, MID up to +2.00) for presbyopia correction.
- Daily Silicone Hydrogel Toric Contact Lenses Daily disposable toric silicone hydrogel contact lenses for astigmatism correction with cylinder options of -0.75, -1.25, -1.75, -2.25.
- Monthly Silicone Hydrogel Toric Contact Lenses Monthly disposable toric silicone hydrogel contact lenses for astigmatism correction with cylinder options of -0.75, -1.25, -1.75, -2.25.
- Daily Silicone Hydrogel Cosmetic/Color Contact Lenses Daily disposable cosmetic/color silicone hydrogel contact lenses available in Black, Brown, Blue, Green, and Purple for aesthetic enhancement, with UV protection.
- Monthly Silicone Hydrogel Cosmetic/Color Contact Lenses Monthly disposable cosmetic/color silicone hydrogel contact lenses available in Black, Brown, Blue, Green, and Purple for aesthetic enhancement, with UV protection.
- Silicone Hydrogel Blue-Blocking Contact Lenses Silicone hydrogel contact lenses with blue-light blocking functionality, the world's first of their kind shipped in 2015.
- Daily Hydrogel Contact Lenses Daily disposable traditional hydrogel contact lenses with Dk 20, 58% water content, with UV protection, for myopia and hyperopia correction.
- Monthly Hydrogel Contact Lenses Monthly disposable traditional hydrogel contact lenses with Dk 20, 55% water content, with UV protection, for myopia and hyperopia correction.
- refrear Consumer Brand (D2C) Consumer-facing silicone hydrogel contact lens brand launched in Japan in 2013, serving Taiwan, Japan, and Greater China markets via dedicated e-commerce storefronts (refrear.com.tw, refrear.jp, refrear.tmall.com), offering comfort and high-oxygen-permeability vision care products.
Quantifiable outcome
- Oxygen permeability 6x higher than traditional HEMA lenses
Companies that use Visco Vision
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Visco Vision technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Visco Vision partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- From-eyes Co., Ltd. (Japan)core100% owned subsidiary acquired in 2019 to expand Japan market presence. From-eyes operates as regional headquarters for Japan operations and supports local market development for silicone hydrogel contact lens products.
- Qisda CorporationminorRelated party lessor providing office space for Visco Vision headquarters operations. Qisda Corporation is an affiliate of BenQ Materials Corp., Visco Vision's major shareholder.
- Global Regulatory/Certification BodiescorePartnerships with multi-national medical institutions, certified laboratories, and authorized certification agencies to obtain product certifications across various markets including USA (FDA), Europe (CE/MDR), Japan (PMDA), China (NMPA), Australia (TGA), and Korea (MFDS).
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves11 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Visco Vision competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Alcon: Global eye-care major with leading silicone hydrogel franchises (Precision1, Dailies Total1, Air Optix). Comparable product overlap in silicone hydrogel daily and monthly lenses, but competes as a much broader surgical and vision-care incumbent rather than a focused contact-lens OEM.
- Johnson & Johnson Vision (Acuvue): Global market leader in silicone hydrogel contact lenses under the Acuvue brand (Oasys, TruEye, 1-Day Oasys). Comparable as a silicone hydrogel producer but operates at vastly larger scale and as part of a diversified medical-device conglomerate, competing with Visco Vision primarily through B2B partner relationships and channel presence.
Direct peers
- Interojo Inc. Korean contact lens manufacturer producing silicone hydrogel and color lenses for global brand partners. Comparable to Visco Vision as a Northeast Asian silicone hydrogel OEM with overlapping international B2B customers and exposure to similar Asia-Pacific end markets.
- CooperVision (CooperCompanies): One of the world's largest silicone hydrogel contact lens manufacturers (Biofinity, MyDay, clariti families). Directly comparable to Visco Vision in core product category (silicone hydrogel daily/monthly lenses across spherical, toric, multifocal) and serves similar B2B brand/distributor and professional channels globally.
- Seed Co., Ltd. Japanese contact lens manufacturer selling its own daily/monthly silicone hydrogel brands domestically and through regional partners. Comparable to Visco Vision as an Asia-based silicone hydrogel specialist competing in Japan and broader East Asian markets.
- ST. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Taiwan-based contact lens manufacturer focused on silicone hydrogel and conventional lenses for OEM customers globally. Comparable to Visco Vision as a domestic Taiwanese competitor in silicone hydrogel B2B manufacturing.
- Menicon Co., Ltd. Japan-based contact lens manufacturer with global silicone hydrogel presence (Miru, 1day Menicon PremiO). Comparable to Visco Vision as an Asia-headquartered silicone hydrogel specialist with both proprietary products and OEM/ODM operations targeting regional and international markets.
- Bausch + Lomb: Major global silicone hydrogel contact lens portfolio (Biotrue, Ultra, Infuse). Comparable to Visco Vision as a direct silicone hydrogel competitor across daily and monthly modalities and in serving international brand/distributor channels.
- Pegavision Corporation: Taiwan-listed contact lens manufacturer (stock code 6491) producing silicone hydrogel and conventional lenses for global brand customers. Directly comparable to Visco Vision as a fellow Taiwanese OEM/ODM silicone hydrogel exporter with overlapping international B2B customers.
Others
- BenQ Materials Corporation: Taiwan-listed specialty materials company (polarizer films, medical/dental materials) and Visco Vision's largest shareholder (14.82%). Related-party/strategic shareholder rather than a direct competitor; relevant as a governance peer and for benchmarking Taiwan-listed specialty material valuations.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Visco Vision compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance12 records
Visco Vision financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Visco Vision leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles13 records
Visco Vision subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
Visco Vision funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Visco Vision M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Visco Vision
What does Visco Vision do?
Visco Vision manufactures silicone hydrogel contact lenses in daily and monthly disposable modalities across spherical, multifocal, toric, and cosmetic/color variants, plus traditional hydrogel lenses. The company sells to global B2B brand partners and distributors via OEM/ODM manufacturing services and to end consumers through its refrear brand e-commerce platforms in Taiwan, Japan, and China. Manufacturing is performed at owned facilities in Taiwan and Malaysia using proprietary silicone hydrogel material technology.
Is Visco Vision a public or private company?
Visco Vision is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Visco Vision founded?
Visco Vision was founded in 1998. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Visco Vision based?
Visco Vision is headquartered in Taoyüan, Taiwan, in the Asia region.
How does Visco Vision make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. B2B Contact Lens Manufacturing and Sales are the primary driver. The others are B2C Brand Sales (refrear).
Who are Visco Vision's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Alcon and Johnson & Johnson Vision (Acuvue). Direct peers are Interojo Inc., CooperVision (CooperCompanies), Seed Co., Ltd., ST. Shine Optical Co., Ltd., Menicon Co., Ltd., Bausch + Lomb and Pegavision Corporation. BenQ Materials Corporation is listed as an others.
Does Visco Vision have an API?
No public API is recorded for Visco Vision.