Table 1.

Demographics and online pre-questionnaire results. Parameters are shown in total amount of participants (percentage within the group) and mean ± standard deviation (SD) for age. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation; Rx refractive prescription.

	All participants	Pre-presbyopes (without near correction)	Presbyopes (with near correction)
Participants n (%)	24 (100%)	18 (74%)	6 (26%)
Age (mean ± SD)	41.5 ± 3.8	41.2 ± 3.8	42.5 ± 4.0
Gender
Male	5 (22%)	4 (24%)	1 (17%)
Female	19 (78%)	14 (76%)	5 (83%)
Correction(s) worn for distance? (Multiple answers possible)
Single vision spectacles	8 (33%)	8 (44%)	0 (0%)
Varifocal spectacles	1 (4%)	0 (0%)	1 (17%)
Contact lenses	7 (29%)	7 (39%)	0 (0%)
Laser surgery	1 (4%)	1 (6%)	0 (0%)
None	13 (54%)	8 (44%)	5 (83%)
Length of time using a distance correction? (Only based on those wearing distance Rx)
<1 years	1 (10%)	1 (10%)	0 (0%)
1–3 years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
3–5 years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
>5 years	10 (90%)	9 (90%)	1 (100%)
Length of time using a reading correction (if worn)? (Presbyopes only)
<1 year	0 (0%)		0 (0%)
1–3 years	2 (33.3%)		2 (33.3%)
3–5 years	2 (33.3%)		2 (33.3%)
>5 years	2 (33.3%)		2 (33.3%)
Did your optometrist ever recommended a correction for reading/ near?
Yes	9 (37%)	3 (17%)	6 (100%)
No	15 (63%)	15 (83%)	0 (0%)
Option/s participants would consider if near visual correction became necessary? (Pre-presbyopes only)
Spectacles (reading only)	10 (56%)	10 (56%)
Spectacles (varifocal)	9 (50%)	9 (50%)
Spectacles (bifocal)	4 (22%)	4 (22%)
Contact lenses (distance) and spectacles for reading	6 (33.3%)	6 (33.3%)
Contact lenses (monovision)	1 (6%)	1 (6%)
Contact lenses (multifocal)	6 (33.3%)	6 (33.3%)
Laser surgery	4 (22%)	4 (22%)
Has optometrist ever discussed/ recommended multifocal contact lenses?
Yes	1 (4%)	0 (0%)	1 (17%)
No	23 (96%)	18 (100%)	5 (83%)