Spectacle design preferences among Chinese primary and secondary students and their parents: a qualitative and quantitative study
To identify the specific characteristics making glasses designs, particularly those compatible with adjustable glasses, more or less appealing to Chinese children and their parents. Primary and secondary school children from urban and rural China with < = -1.00 diopters of bilateral myopia and th...
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Published in | PloS one Vol. 9; no. 3; p. e88857 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Public Library of Science
03.03.2014
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Summary: | To identify the specific characteristics making glasses designs, particularly those compatible with adjustable glasses, more or less appealing to Chinese children and their parents.
Primary and secondary school children from urban and rural China with < = -1.00 diopters of bilateral myopia and their parents ranked four conventional-style frames identified by local optical shops as popular versus four child-specific frames compatible with adjustable spectacles. Scores based on the proportion of maximum possible ranking were computed for each style. Selected children and their parents also participated in Focus Groups (FGs) discussing spectacle design preference. Recordings were transcribed and coded by two independents reviewers using NVivo software.
Among 136 urban primary school children (age range 9-11 years), 290 rural secondary school children (11-17 years) and 16 parents, all adjustable-style frames (scores on 0-100 scale 25.7-62.4) were ranked behind all conventional frames (63.0-87.5). For eight FGs including 12 primary children, 26 secondary children and 16 parents, average kappa values for NVivo coding were 0.81 (students) and 0.70 (parents). All groups agreed that the key changes to make adjustable designs more attractive were altering the round lenses to rectangular or oval shapes and adding curved earpieces for more stable wear. The thick frames of the adjustable designs were considered stylish, and children indicated they would wear them if the lens shape were modified.
Current adjustable lens designs are unattractive to Chinese children and their parents, though this study identified specific modifications which would make them more appealing. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Competing Interests: The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts. Joshua D. Silver is a shareholder and director of Adaptive Eyecare Ltd. and a shareholder in Adlens Ltd., a company involved in the development and commercialization of adjustable lenses. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. Conceived and designed the experiments: NC JS MK MGH BM ZQZ TTC. Performed the experiments: ZQZ MK TTC SJC QYC. Analyzed the data: LJ TYL ZQZ TTC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JS MK. Wrote the paper: NC ZQZ. |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 1932-6203 |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0088857 |