Spectacular news for glasses wearers

In a recent MORI poll, on behalf of Pentax Vision Europe, when asked what describes people who wear glasses (38%) said intelligent, (25%) stylish, (24%) studious, (7%) attractive and (8%) sexy. Only (6%) said boring. Twenty seven per cent said none of these possibly an indication that glasses wearers can no longer be pigeon-holed as a particular type.

In a recent MORI poll, on behalf of Pentax Vision Europe, when asked what describes people who wear glasses (38%) said intelligent, (25%) stylish, (24%) studious, (7%) attractive and (8%) sexy. Only (6%) said boring. Twenty seven per cent said none of these possibly an indication that glasses wearers can no longer be pigeon-holed as a particular type.

Eighty five per cent said they find people who wear glasses about the same, in terms of attractiveness as those who do not wear glasses.

Among a list of celebrities who wear glasses, the following were thought to be most attractive.

Ulrika Johnson 22%
Maureen Lipman 11%
Hugh Grant 8%
Scary Spice 8%
Anna Friel 7%

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Seventy Seven per cent thought it important to have a regular check on the health of their eyes.

Technical details: MORI interviewed a representative sample of 1,954 adults aged 15+, face-to-face, in-home between 20-23 March 1998 across 165 sampling points throughout Great Britain. Data weighted to known population profile.

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