This statistic depicts the number of U.S. adults who used selected types of vision correction during 12 months ended in June 2019. In that year, almost 32.8 million adults in the U.S. were wearing OTC (over-the-counter) reading glasses.
Number of U.S. adults who used selected types of vision correction in 2019
(in millions)
The original source does not specify the type of survey.
The original source does not specify the exact publication date.
Squinters’: US residents who say that they need vision correction, but do not use any.
Surgery is the sum of US residents having ever had refractive surgery; not counted as vision correction users
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The Vision Council. (September 18, 2019). Number of U.S. adults who used selected types of vision correction in 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/684919/americans-who-used-select-types-of-vision-correction/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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