視覺退化由40歲開始，隨著年齡增長而日趨嚴重，部分中高齡者受心理因素或視覺輔具造型不優而放棄使用視覺輔具，其中，女性之中高齡者更是如此，為提供符合其需求之產品，設計師需了解中高齡者的使用特性，方能設計出符合女性中高齡者需求之產品，進而提升其使用產品之績效。本研究以問卷調查，針對105位年齡介於46～64歲且有使用視覺輔具之中高齡女性進行調查，調查內容主要了解現行視覺輔具使用現況、購買因素及期望設計，結果發現：一、多數使用手持式視覺輔具；二、對於產品外觀仍會在意，以功能性、金屬質感及舒適性之設計優先挑選；三、造型以圓形，約三到五公分，以輕巧、攜帶方便且價格500元以下較佳。

Visual deterioration started from the age of 40 and will become worse gradually when people get older. However part of the middle-aged people give up using the visual assistive devices due to psychological factors or because of the unappealing design of the visual assistive devices leading to odd stares from the others, this happened particularly to the middle-aged females. In order to improve products’ utilization, designers must aware of elders’ eyes performing abilities and limitations while designing products to meet users’ requirements. Total 105 middle-aged females, age between 46-64 years, and used to use visual assistive product, were enrolled in this study. A questionnaire consists of 3 parts: using state, consumer behavior, and future suggestion. The results showed that: (1) Most subjects used to use handheld magnifiers; (2) Subjects will care about product appearance and prefer to select with functionality, metallic and comfortable; (3) The shape of circle, approximately 3-5 cm, should consider something light and small size, portable, practical and comfortable, priority will be given to devices with selling price within 500 dollars.