In the last six months, Meta has significantly increased orders for several key components. Driven by this strong backing from leading brands, TrendForce forecasts global AR glasses shipments will reach 950,000 units by 2026, a 53% YoY increase. SINGAPORE, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MetaOptics Ltd (Catalist: 9MT) ("MetaOptics" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") is pleased to announced that it has achieved a progressive milestone in securing design/evaluation orders of its metalenses and modules from. TrendForce's recent research on the near-eye display industry indicates that the growing convergence of AI and wearable devices has resulted in stronger-than-anticipated market response for Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses. Metalenses offer unique advantages like ultra-thin form factors, improved focusing and wavelength-specific. Meta optical elements (MOE's), also known as metalenses, are optimal for various applications as smartphones, AR/MR, wearables, automotive, robotics, and IoT platforms, with applications ranging from depth-sensing and presence detection to face unlock, gesture recognition, eye-tracking. Demand for optical connectivity remains strong, but component shortages hobbled growth in sales of optical transceivers in Q4 2024. The first half of 2025 will be impacted as well.