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Table 4 Perceived impact of reading glasses on daily tasks*

From: Presbyopia: a pilot investigation of the barriers and benefits of near visual acuity correction among a rural Filipino population

Daily task (n = 67)

Absolutely necessary

Helpful, but not required

Minimally helpful

Not at all

N/A

Reading

91.0%

6.0%

1.5%

1.5%

0.0%

Cooking

17.9%

19.4%

26.9%

32.8%

3.0%

Sewing

74.6%

3.0%

4.5%

7.5%

10.4%

Hobbies

38.8%

13.4%

16.4%

20.9%

10.4%

Farming

17.9%

10.4%

20.9%

25.4%

25.4%

Recognizing people's faces

32.8%

29.9%

25.4%

10.4%

1.5%

  1. *Perceived impact by those participants who had a previous pair of reading glasses.
  2. N/A, not applicable.