{"id":11115,"date":"2025-03-19T09:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T00:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage-wp-global.topcon.com\/invest\/?p=11115"},"modified":"2025-03-31T16:05:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T07:05:01","slug":"business-division-briefing-on-the-growth-strategy-for-the-eye-care-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/global.topcon.com\/invest\/11115\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Division Briefing on the Growth Strategy for the Eye Care Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Topcon Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Itabashi-ku, Tokyo; President: Takashi Eto) held a business division briefing for sell-side analysts, focusing on the growth strategy of its Eye Care Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the briefing, in light of the current market environment surrounding the Eye Care Business, the company provided an update on the progress of its Mid-Term Business Plan 2025 (announced for FY2023) and explained its growth strategy aimed at achieving \u201cHealthcare from the Eye.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Date                      : March 19, 2025\u3000(Wednesday)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Location                : Topcon Headquarters (Itabashi-ku, Tokyo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Speakers               : Hideyuki Takizawa, Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Eye Care Business Div.
    \u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000   Takaaki Hirayama, Executive Officer, Vice General Manager, Corporate Planning & Digital Business Operation Div.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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      What kind of business model will \u201cHealthcare from the Eye\u201d be?\n<\/p>\n

      This is a business model that aims to detect systemic diseases at an early stage based on information from the eye. It does so by integrating hardware devices equipped with our proprietary full-auto alignment technology and services centered on the referral platform “Harmony” with AI technology. Our targets include primary care physicians, optical shops, ophthalmologists, hospitals, and specialized outpatient clinics. Furthermore, by utilizing these technologies and products owned by our company, we also offer solutions \u2013 previously dependent on specialized technicians \u2013 through methods such as Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS). \nIt is said that there are approximately 130,000 primary care physicians in the United States. Up to now, we have approached individual primary care physicians, but going forward, we plan to broaden our reach to large primary care groups. In addition, the screening program itself has evolved significantly. While it used to take several days for images to be interpreted manually at reading centers, AI-based screening now enables a response in a short period of time. As a result, we anticipate that adoption will grow at a considerable pace in the future.\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Where do you think there is room for technological upgrades in hardware, such as OCT and fundus cameras?\n<\/p>\n

        Opportunity exist not only for OCT devices but especially ultra-widefield fundus cameras, where Topcon has not yet entered certain markets. We see room for technological advancements in those areas. Additionally, there is potential for further growth in OCT through software-related functionality. Looking ahead, we expect a two-pronged trend: one for high-end (high-functionality) products and another for products with a high affinity for AI, focusing on efficiency improvements.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n

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          Topcon Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Itabashi-ku, Tokyo; President: Takashi Eto) held a business division briefing for sell-side analysts, focusing on the growth strategy of its Eye Care Business. At the briefing, in light of the current market environment surrounding the Eye Care Business, the company provided an update on the progress of its Mid-Term Business Plan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"footnotes":"[]"},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t