Denial: Not a River in Egypt
Adults Needing But Not Using Vision Correction
The number of individuals in the U.S.,
age 18 and older, who say they need vision correction but opt not
to use is growing. This number has increased by 3.9 million people
from the 12ME Dec. '02 to the 12ME Dec. '04. 56 percent of this
group is male; 57 percent of the whole group are 18 to 34.
Source: Jobson Optical
Research-VCA/VisionWatch
Total Annual VisionWatch Sample Size:
100,000 consumer respondents per year
* All data is for the 12 ME (months
ending) December 2004. Refractive surgery data and contact lens
data is for the 6ME December 2004.
