This statistic shows the number of adults wearing contact lenses in the United States from 2001 to 2017, as of December each year. As of December 2017, about 41.4 million adult consumers in the U.S. used contact lenses.
Number of adults wearing contact lenses in the United States from 2001 to 2017 (in millions)*
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The Vision Council. (March 7, 2018). Number of adults wearing contact lenses in the United States from 2001 to 2017 (in millions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/919754/adults-wearing-contact-lenses-us/
The Vision Council. "Number of adults wearing contact lenses in the United States from 2001 to 2017 (in millions)*." Chart. March 7, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919754/adults-wearing-contact-lenses-us/
The Vision Council. (2018). Number of adults wearing contact lenses in the United States from 2001 to 2017 (in millions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919754/adults-wearing-contact-lenses-us/
The Vision Council. "Number of Adults Wearing Contact Lenses in The United States from 2001 to 2017 (in Millions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919754/adults-wearing-contact-lenses-us/
The Vision Council, Number of adults wearing contact lenses in the United States from 2001 to 2017 (in millions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919754/adults-wearing-contact-lenses-us/ (last visited May 02, 2025)
Number of adults wearing contact lenses in the United States from 2001 to 2017 (in millions)* [Graph], The Vision Council, March 7, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/919754/adults-wearing-contact-lenses-us/
