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Medical value travel industry in India to reach USD9 bn by 2020

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06-Oct-16 The medical value travel (MVT) industry is a fast growing segment of India's tourism industry, worth USD3 bn with 15% CAGR. However there is significant potential for accelerated growth. While 11 mn people travelled to seek treatment in 2015, only 500,000 travelled to India. MVT could reach USD9 bn by 2020 and establish India as ‘The provider to the world’. [image: DNA]

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China and Asia-Pacific Ophthalmology market intelligence service, 2016

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GGM's 2016 China and Asia-Pacific Ophthalmology market intelligence program subscriptions are now available, giving you access to accurate market data, reliable buyer insights and private custom research topics. Covering Ophthalmology Equipment, IOLs and Hospital Services, the service includes country level data and analysis on: Market opportunities, competitive gaps, surgeon perceptions, installed base, usage, market volume and value size, prices, detailed segmentation, regulations and reimbursement, market players, future outlook, positioning recommendations and more. 

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China ophthalmology worth USD3.6 bn amid strong burst of growth

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Rising diagnosis rates, government initiatives, social trends and diabetes are contributing to a strong burst of growth in the ophthalmology market in Asia. Rising numbers of affluent patients, national health insurance and the emerging middle classes are fuelling spending, including a USD3.6 bn market in China, where M&A in the sector is picking up rapidly. [Image: Embassy of PRC]

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Hong Kong Eye Hospital sets sights on boosting cornea transplants

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26-Sep-16 The Hong Kong Eye Hospital will hire four additional staff members for its eye cornea donation team in the hopes of boosting transplant cases by 25%. The public hospital, which runs the city’s only eye bank, currently has a 15-member team responsible for coordinating cornea donations for some 400 eye patients. [image: South China Morning Post]

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‘Promising’ solutions for myopia control under study in China, Taiwan

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10-Sep-16 Studies in Taiwan and China have shown reductions in incident myopia of 25-50% when children spend an additional 40-80 minutes outdoors. In Taiwan, two hours of outdoor activity has been added to school programs. “Evidence that children who spend more time outdoors... are less likely to be or become myopic has been presented,” said Nina Jacobsen MD. [image: Zeiss]

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