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Women Prefer Contact Lens Under-Correction

Clinic-based study suggests sex differences in preferred contact lens under-correction during presbyopia management

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A retrospective study published in Clinical Optometry analyzed contact lens prescriptions of over 3,000 patients aged 20 to 79 in Kanagawa, Japan, revealing that women aged 40 to 59 preferred greater under-correction of contact lens power than men of the same age, despite similar near addition requirements. The study noted pronounced sex differences in lens power preferences, with women exhibiting higher under-correction. Factors influencing under-correction varied by sex, and limitations of the study included its retrospective nature and reliance on data from a single clinic.

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Women Prefer Contact Lens Under-Correction

Clinic-based study suggests sex differences in preferred contact lens under-correction during presbyopia management

  • by Julie Greenbaum

  • March 11, 2026

  • 4 min

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