Acute Ocular Pain Epidemiology
DelveInsight’s ‘Acute Ocular Pain (AOP) – Epidemiology Forecast – 2034’ report delivers an in-depth understanding of the historical and forecasted epidemiology of Acute Ocular Pain (AOP) in the United States, EU5 (Germany, Spain, Italy, France, and the United Kingdom), Canada, and South Korea.
Geographies Covered
- The United States
- EU5 (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom)
- Canada
- South Korea
Study Period: 2021-2034
Acute Ocular Pain (AOP): Disease Understanding
Acute Ocular Pain (AOP) Overview
The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage,” and pain is commonly stratified into two broad groups—nociceptive and neuropathic pain. Nociceptive pain refers to the direct activation of nociceptors due to actual or threatened damage to non-neural tissue and implies an intact somatosensory nervous system. This is typically associated with transient pain following injury, surgery, or infection in the eye. In contrast, neuropathic pain is caused by a lesion or disease of the intrinsic somatosensory nervous system, often in the absence of other tissue injuries.
Ocular pain is a myriad of symptoms ranging from acute sharp pain in the eye to mild discomfort or itching in the eyes. As the spectrum of symptom presentation varies with eye pain, the cause of these pains may vary from straightforward refractive errors to potentially sight-threatening disorders like glaucoma and uveitis. Most ophthalmologic conditions producing ocular pains are associated with symptoms and signs like red eye, photophobia, vision loss, or diplopia. Sometimes it poses a challenge to physicians when the pain is associated with a quiet or “white eye.”
Diagnosis of AOP is based on previous medical and medication history and physical examination of the eye, which is then confirmed by tests like computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), histopathologic examination for the detection of cancers, and culture of the eye to check for a bacterial infection.
Approaches to treating ocular pain come from neuroscience, neurology, and pain management rather than the field of ophthalmology. Clinicians should be alert and attuned to the possibility that a patient might have a pain syndrome rather than a report of physiologic nociception. Symptoms are the manifestation of signaling and should be the focus of treatment. Continued signaling converts peripheral-to-centralized pain and acute-to-chronic pain, so the goal of ocular pain management must be to reduce signaling, and various research focusing on new therapeutic entities may reduce the conversion of acute-to-chronic pain is underway.
Epidemiology
The acute ocular pain (AOP) epidemiology division provides insights into the historical and current patient pool and the forecast trend of 6MM, Canada, and South Korea. It helps recognize the causes of current and forecasted trends by exploring numerous studies and views of key opinion leaders. This part of the report also provides the number of cases of acute ocular pain (AOP) and their trends, along with assumptions undertaken.
Key Findings
The disease epidemiology covered in the report provides historical and forecasted acute ocular pain (AOP) epidemiology segmented as the number of cases of major eye disorders and the number of cases of acute ocular pain (AOP) in major eye disorders. The report includes the number of cases of acute ocular pain (AOP) scenario in the 6MM + Canada + South Korea from 2021 to 2034.
Country-wise Acute Ocular Pain (AOP) Epidemiology
The epidemiology segment also provides the acute ocular pain (AOP) epidemiology data and findings across the United States, EU5 (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom), Canada, and South Korea.
The total number of cases of acute ocular pain (AOP) in the 6MM + Canada + South Korea countries was more than 9 million cases in 2021.
As per the estimates, the US had the highest acute ocular pain (AOP) patient population in 2021. Among the EU5 countries, Germany had the highest number of cases of acute ocular pain (AOP), with over 1 million cases, followed by France in 2021. On the other hand, Spain had the lowest number of cases of acute ocular pain (AOP), with apprixmately 540,000 cases in 2021.
Scope of the Report
- Acute Ocular Pain (AOP) report covers a detailed overview explaining its causes, symptoms and classification, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment patterns.
- Acute Ocular Pain (AOP) epidemiology report and model provide an overview of the risk factors and global trends of acute ocular pain (AOP) in the 6MM, Canada and South Korea.
- The report provides insight into the historical and forecasted patient pool of acute ocular pain (AOP) in 6MM, Canada, and South Korea.
- The report helps recognize the growth opportunities in the 6MM, Canada, and South Korea concerning the patient population.
- The report assesses the disease risk and burden and highlights the unmet needs of acute ocular pain (AOP).
- The report describes acute ocular pain (AOP) epidemiology by the number of cases of major eye disorders in 6MM, Canada, and South Korea.
- The report describes the epidemiology of Acute Ocular Pain (AOP) by the number of cases of acute ocular pain (AOP) in major eye disorders in 6MM, Canada, and South Korea.
Report Highlights
- 10-year forecast of acute ocular pain (AOP) Epidemiology
- 6MM, Canada, and South Korea Coverage
- Number of cases of major eye disorders
- Number of cases of acute ocular pain (AOP) in major eye disorders
KOL Views
We interview KOLs and obtain SMEs’ opinions through primary research to fill the data gaps and validate our secondary research. The opinion helps understand the total patient population and current treatment pattern, which will support the clients in potential novel treatments by identifying the overall scenario of the indications.
Key Questions Answered
- What major factors will drive the change in the patient population in acute ocular pain (AOP) during the forecast period (2025-2034)?
- What key findings about acute ocular pain (AOP) epidemiology across 6MM, Canada, and South Korea, and which country will have the highest number of patients during the forecast period (2025-2034)?
- What would be the total number of patients with acute ocular pain (AOP) across the 6MM, Canada, and South Korea forecast period (2025-2034)?
- Among the EU5 countries, which country will have the highest number of patients during the forecast period (2025-2034)?
- At what CAGR is the patient population expected to grow in the 6MM, Canada, and South Korea forecast period (2025-2034)?
- What are the disease risk, burdens, and unmet needs of acute ocular pain (AOP)?
- What are the currently available treatments for acute ocular pain (AOP)?
Reasons to buy
The Acute Ocular Pain (AOP) epidemiology report will allow the user to:
- Develop business strategies by understanding the trends shaping and driving the global acute ocular pain (AOP) market.
- Quantify patient populations in the global acute ocular pain (AOP) market to improve product design, pricing, and launch plans.
- Understand the magnitude of the acute ocular pain (AOP) population by the number of cases of major eye disorders in the 6MM, Canada and South Korea.
- Understand the magnitude of the acute ocular pain (AOP) population by the number of cases of acute ocular pain (AOP) in major eye disorders in the 6MM, Canada and South Korea.
- The acute ocular pain (AOP) epidemiology report and model were written and developed by Master and PhD level epidemiologists.
- The acute ocular pain (AOP) epidemiology model developed by DelveInsight is easy to navigate, interactive with dashboards, and epidemiology based on transparent and consistent methodologies. Moreover, the model supports the data presented in the report and showcases disease trends over an 10-year forecast period using reputable sources.
Key Assessments
- Patient Segmentation
- Disease Risk and Burden
- Risk of disease by the segmentation
- Factors driving growth in a specific patient population

