Vision Correction

Vision Correction - Ⅰ

- Vision Correction - Ⅰ Vol.23

Summary

The two I-News reveals the result of the usage of contact lenses and eye glasses. This issue will focus on the usages and satisfaction/dissatisfaction points for contact lenses users.

•Question 1 ：What kind of vision correction do you use? (single choice)

More people in Hong Kong and Japan use both contact lenses and glasses than in other countries. In the 25-34 age bracket, the number exceeds more than half.
In India more people have a single ownership of ‘only glasses’ compared with other countries.
Across most countries, as age increases, glasses are chosen for the vision correction.
Common to most countries, females tend to have both contact lenses and glasses.

•Question 2 :What kind of contact lenses do you use? (single choice)

In most countries, disposables are used more frequently than rigid contact lenses.
Especially in India, the penetration of disposable lenses is 95%.
Aside from China and India, rigid gas permeable lense usage increases with age.

• Question 3 : How many hours a day on average do yuo wear your contact ? (single choice)

Average usage is over 8 hours, except for China.
Japan has the highest average usage, over 12 hours, at a combined 36% (12-16 = 27.3% + more than 16 = 8.7%)
Japan and Taiwan showed a small group of users with usage above 16 hours, where the rest of the countries showed zero or close to zero usage.

• Question 4 : When do you wear your contact lenses?

(multiple choices)

In most countries, females answered with usage on a ‘special occasion’
Male usage was high in most countries for ‘sporting activities’ compared with females, with the exception of China.
In Korea, the usage for ‘work/school’ was highest at over 80%.
In Japan, Korea, Taiwan, 80% of the people between 18-24 selected ‘work/school’ for their most intensive usage.

• Question 5 : When did you start to use contact lenses? (single choice)

Respondents in China and Hong Kong seem to start using contact lenses earlier；67% and 57% of them respectively said they began when they were under 10 years old.
Especially in China, almost all of respondents answered that they started to use contact lenses before they turned 20 years old.
In Japan, Korea and India, more than half of the respondents started to use contact lenses between 15-25 years old.

• Question 6 : What are you satisfied with when you wear your contact lenses? (up to 3 choices)

The results vary depending on the countries.
In Japan, “visibility” is at the top (70%), and in Korea and China and Taiwan, “convenience” is most chosen.
In Hong Kong, “safety”, “visibility”. “convenience”, and “suitability for sports” are almost equally chosen.

• Question 7 : What are your concerns when you wear your contact lenses? (up to 3 choices)

Respondents in Japan, Taiwan and India are cost conscious;59%, 54% and 49% of them reported higher cost is a high concern.
In all countries, “eyes get tired easily’ is a major concern.
In Hong Kong and Taiwan, “discomfort” is the biggest concern. Particularly more females complain about it.