This statistic depicts the share of respondents who have a prescription for glasses or contact lenses in the United Kingdom in 2014, by eye sight. Of respondents, 91 percent of individuals who are short sighted have a prescription for glasses or contact lenses.
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ComRes. (May 11, 2015). Do you currently have a prescription for glasses or contact lenses? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/429902/prescription-for-glasses-or-contact-lenses-by-sight-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
ComRes. "Do you currently have a prescription for glasses or contact lenses?." Chart. May 11, 2015. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/429902/prescription-for-glasses-or-contact-lenses-by-sight-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
ComRes. (2015). Do you currently have a prescription for glasses or contact lenses?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/429902/prescription-for-glasses-or-contact-lenses-by-sight-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
ComRes. "Do You Currently Have a Prescription for Glasses or Contact Lenses?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/429902/prescription-for-glasses-or-contact-lenses-by-sight-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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