Exports, which were significantly lower in 2020 when COVID-19 was prevalent, recovered last year.
In particular, exports have increased significantly to Japan, the world's second largest contact lens market.
It has grown at an annual average of 18% for three years, recording 91 billion won in exports last year.
The global contact lens market is estimated to be about 13 trillion won in 2021.
Fortune Business Insights, a market research firm, predicted that the market will grow by an average of 5.8% per year and grow to 21 trillion won by 2030.
There are many people who use contact lenses for vision correction or beauty purposes.
It is important to wash thoroughly with a cleaning solution before and after wearing it as much as it comes into direct contact with the eyes.
Sanitation problems have been revealed, such as foreign substances coming out of some cleaning liquid products.
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