In developing countries, it is believed that 60-80% of children who become blind die within 1-2 years.
In developing countries, it is believed that 60-80% of children who become blind die within 1-2 years.
In the U.S., 64% of adults or 143 million people wear prescriptive eyewear.
Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in the middle and low income countries.
82% of people living with blindness are aged 50 and above.
61% of people in the U.S. need eyewear due to Myopia or “nearsightedness.”
The global prevalence of childhood blindness is thought to be around 4% or approximately one tenth of the prevalence of blindness in adults.
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common vision problem affecting about 34% of the population.
Only half of the estimated 61 million adults in the United States, who classify as being at high risk for serious vision loss, have visited an eye doctor in the past year.
Approximately 2.5% or 5.3 million Americans aged 18 years and older have diabetic retinopathy.
