This statistic shows the share of the adult population who currently wear contact lenses in the United States in the year ending December 2017, by age group. That year, approximately 26.1 percent of U.S. consumers aged between 18 and 34 years wore contact lenses.
Contact lenses usage by adults in the United States 2017, by age
Share of adult consumers who currently wear contact lenses in the United States in 2017, by age group
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The Vision Council. (March 7, 2018). Share of adult consumers who currently wear contact lenses in the United States in 2017, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/734801/adult-wearing-contact-lenses-age-group/
The Vision Council. "Share of adult consumers who currently wear contact lenses in the United States in 2017, by age group." Chart. March 7, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/734801/adult-wearing-contact-lenses-age-group/
The Vision Council. (2018). Share of adult consumers who currently wear contact lenses in the United States in 2017, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/734801/adult-wearing-contact-lenses-age-group/
The Vision Council. "Share of Adult Consumers Who Currently Wear Contact Lenses in The United States in 2017, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/734801/adult-wearing-contact-lenses-age-group/
The Vision Council, Share of adult consumers who currently wear contact lenses in the United States in 2017, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/734801/adult-wearing-contact-lenses-age-group/ (last visited December 09, 2019)