Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of professional equipment and goods used, prescribed, or sold by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians, including ophthalmic frames, lenses, and sunglass lenses.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5048 - Ophthalmic Goods are:
- Lenses, ophthalmic-wholesale
- Ophthalmic goods-wholesale
- Optometric equipment and supplies-wholesale
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Glasses & Contacts Wholesaling in the US (42346)
Revenue 2025
$16.5bn
Growth 2025
-1.02%
Key Trends
Many industry operators have bolstered their profit by increasing operational efficiency
More people with private health insurance, an aging population and rising health expenditure have bolstered demand
Wholesalers will likely continue to provide relatively high-margin eyewear products
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5048 - Ophthalmic Goods
US-SIC Code 5048 - Ophthalmic Goods sits in the 2-digit Ophthalmic Goods sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: F
Division Title: Wholesale Trade
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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501 Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies
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502 Furniture and Home Furnishings
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503 Lumber and Other Construction Materials
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504 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies
- 5043 Photographic Equipment and Supplies
- 5044 Office Equipment
- 5045 Computers and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software
- 5046 Commercial Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 5047 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies
- 5048 Ophthalmic Goods
- 5049 Professional Equipment and Supplies, Not Elsewhere Classified
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505 Metals and Minerals, Except Petroleum
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506 Electrical Goods
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507 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment
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508 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies
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509 Miscellaneous Durable Goods
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511 Paper and Paper Products
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512 Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggists' Sundries
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513 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions
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514 Groceries and Related Products
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515 Farm-product Raw Materials
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516 Chemicals and Allied Products
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517 Petroleum and Petroleum Products
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518 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
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519 Miscellaneous Non-durable Goods
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 5048 - Ophthalmic Goods
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5048 - Ophthalmic Goods. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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504801 Optical goods-wholesale
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504802 Optical equipment machinery/supls (whol)
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504803 Opticians-wholesale
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504804 Optical laboratories-wholesale
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504805 Lens coating (wholesale)
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504806 Sunglasses & sun goggles-wholesale
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504808 Opthalmic instruments & equip (whol)
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504809 Lenses-wholesale
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504810 Eye training equipment & supls (whol)
8 Digit SIC Codes
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50480000 Ophthalmic goods
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50489900 Ophthalmic goods, nec
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50489901 Contact lenses
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50489902 Frames, ophthalmic
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50489903 Lenses, ophthalmic
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50489904 Optometric equipment and supplies
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