This statistic illustrates the results of a survey conducted in 2017 about the main reasons for wearing eyeglasses in Japan. The survey revealed that the majority of respondents, over 73 percent, wore glasses due to shortsightedness (myopia), while about 1.1 percent of spectacle wearers reported to only wear glasses for fashion reasons (glasses with no lenses or "window glass" lenses).
Main reasons for wearing eyeglasses in Japan in 2017
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Dimsdrive. (October 12, 2017). Main reasons for wearing eyeglasses in Japan in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/825429/japan-reasons-wearing-glasses/
Dimsdrive. "Main reasons for wearing eyeglasses in Japan in 2017." Chart. October 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/825429/japan-reasons-wearing-glasses/
Dimsdrive. (2017). Main reasons for wearing eyeglasses in Japan in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/825429/japan-reasons-wearing-glasses/
Dimsdrive. "Main Reasons for Wearing Eyeglasses in Japan in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/825429/japan-reasons-wearing-glasses/
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Main reasons for wearing eyeglasses in Japan in 2017 [Graph], Dimsdrive, October 12, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/825429/japan-reasons-wearing-glasses/