The medical cameras and microscopes market is exceedingly consolidated, wherein the top four companies – Carl Zeiss Meditec, Olympus Corporation, Nikon Corporation, and Leica Microsystems – accounted for a massive 90% in 2014. Among these, Carl Zeiss Meditec alone held a share of 40%. Transparency Market Research has found that an increasing number of acquisitions by top companies has resulted in this high level of consolidation, which has, in turn, lowered the opportunity for small and new players.