# HOYA

> HOYA is a Tokyo-based manufacturer whose optical and materials expertise spans prescription lenses, cataract implants, PENTAX Medical endoscopes, semiconductor mask blanks and glass substrates for hard drives. It sells through eye-care professionals and medical and industrial customers, alongside its Eyecity contact-lens retail business in Japan.

- **Founded:** 1941
- **Headquarters:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Founders:** Shoichi Yamanaka (Co-founder), Shigeru Yamanaka (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Prescription eyeglass lenses, MiYOSMART, Eyecity, Vivinex and multiSert, PENTAX Medical
- **Notable:** Built an optical-glass business founded in 1941 into a global healthcare and technology manufacturer., Reported JPY 947.749 billion revenue and 37,752 group employees as of March 31, 2026., Co-developed DIMS spectacle-lens technology with Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

## Products & services

- **Prescription eyeglass lenses** — Single-vision, progressive and individually optimized lens designs, coatings and related professional services. Eyeglass lens production began in 1962.
- **MiYOSMART** — DIMS spectacle lenses for childhood myopia management, co-developed with Hong Kong Polytechnic University; launched in selected markets in 2018.
- **Eyecity** — Japanese contact-lens specialist retailer with private-label products and subscription services.
- **Vivinex and multiSert** — Intraocular lenses and delivery systems used in cataract surgery. HOYA first launched intraocular lenses in 1987.
- **PENTAX Medical** — Flexible medical endoscopes, imaging systems and services for hospitals and clinics; the business entered a strategic review in July 2026.
- **Semiconductor mask blanks** — Precision substrates with deposited films used to make photomasks for EUV and DUV lithography.
- **FPD photomasks** — Pattern-transfer plates used to manufacture LCD and OLED displays.
- **HDD glass substrates** — Glass substrates for magnetic storage disks, including 3.5-inch nearline data-center HDDs.
- **Optical materials and lenses** — Optical glass, molded aspherical lenses, filters and CUPO polarizing glass for applications including cameras and optical transceivers.
- **Other medical products** — Artificial bone fillers, orthopedic implants, endoscope reprocessors and chromatography media.

## Achievements

- Built an optical-glass business founded in 1941 into a global healthcare and technology manufacturer.
- Reported JPY 947.749 billion revenue and 37,752 group employees as of March 31, 2026.
- Co-developed DIMS spectacle-lens technology with Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
- HOYA estimates it holds the second-largest global eyeglass-lens market share in its 2026 integrated report.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Board initiated a strategic review of the endoscope business, including a possible transfer to a third party; this was not a completed sale.
- **2026-09** — Published the 2026 integrated report, detailing approximately JPY 42 billion initial EUV mask-blank investment in Singapore and approximately JPY 50 billion initial HDD-substrate investment in Vietnam, with operations planned for FY2028.
- **2026-09** — The integrated report describes the FY2026 launch of HOYA Incubation Laboratories to connect internal technologies with commercialization.
- **2026-10** — Investor-relations site published a notice concerning the transfer of MID Labs shares on October 9.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hoya.com/en/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hoya/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hoya_uk
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXnEltnN26CcEr9zqh3NH4A
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoya_vision_care/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hoyavision/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22