Japan: main reasons for wearing glasses 2017 | Statista (2024)

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What is the main reason people wear glasses? ›

The most common reason for needing glasses is to correct blurry vision. Whether the blurry vision is in the distance (such as nearsightedness), up close (such as farsightedness), or both (such as astigmatism), glasses can be useful to provide clarity in these cases.

The majority of adults in Japan regularly wore eyeglasses or contact lenses as revealed in a survey conducted in December 2021. Glasses were the preferred items, with 31.1 percent usually wearing glasses and another 26.5 percent wearing them when necessary.

The earliest spectacles were introduced to Japan in the late 16th century from China and Japan began its own production of glasses in the late 17th century.

It has been known that extended eye usage at a close distance stimulates eye length growth. With the increase of schoolwork, tablets, smartphones, computers, and conceivable pressure from parents, Asian children and teenagers currently are at a huge risk for high myopia.

Avoiding eye contact is a sign of respect and humility in Japan. It is also considered impolite to maintain prolonged eye contact, especially when speaking with elders or those in higher positions.

This statistic displays the share of individuals who wear eye spectacles in selected European countries in 2020. In that year, approximately 70 percent of the populations of Belgium and North Macedonia wore spectacles. This was followed by Switzerland at 67.7 percent and Norway at 66 percent.

In reality, glasses are not actually an indicator of intelligence—unlike these habits that reveal a lot about your personality—society has just conditioned us to believe that they are! Even if you're getting your eye exams at Costco, glasses add the appearance of chic style and intellect.

Japan, by contrast, uses the LogMAR scale. In this decimal system, 0.0 is the same as “normal” 20/20 vision, while numbers up to 2.0 indicate progressively worse vision.

Wearing specs, by sex (and other, non-rhyming, demographics)

In general, women are more likely to wear glasses than men.

Unlike Europe and the U.S., there is no culture in Japan in which sunglasses are worn on a daily basis, and Japanese people are not familiar with wearing sunglasses.

Who brought glass to Japan? ›

The First Glass Brought to Japan

The Portuguese, who were the first to reach the country around 1542, subsequently brought items made of glass, a material both unique and 'foreign', and altogether a novelty.

The first eyeglasses were estimated to have been made in Central Italy, most likely in Pisa, by about 1290: In a sermon delivered on 23 February 1306, the Dominican friar Giordano da Pisa ( c. 1255–1311) wrote "It is not yet twenty years since there was found the art of making eyeglasses, which make for good vision ...

The first wearable glasses known to history appeared in Italy during the 13th century. Primitive glass-blown lenses were set into wooden or leather frames (or occasionally, frames made from animal horn) and then held before the face or perched on the nose.

Belgium who was number 1 for glasses wearers at 70% only comes in at number 6 for contact lens wearers with just 10% of it's population choosing to wear contact lenses (8), whereas North Macedonia which shared the top slot for glasses shares the top slot again for contact lenses with 30% of its population wearing ...

Around 720 million people in China had an unmet need for vision correction in 2017. The statistic illustrates the leading countries with the highest number of people with an unmet need for vision correction in 2017.

This statistic displays the share of individuals who wear eye spectacles in selected European countries in 2020. In that year, approximately 70 percent of the populations of Belgium and North Macedonia wore spectacles. This was followed by Switzerland at 67.7 percent and Norway at 66 percent.

Indirect eye contact is the norm as direct eye contact may be interpreted as intimidating. Indirect eye contact is particularly common when speaking to an elder or someone higher ranking to demonstrate respect. Usually, people will look at another part of someone's face, such as their chin.