Approximately 14 million Americans aged 12 years and older have self-reported visual impairment defined as distance visual acuity of 20/50 or worse.
Approximately 14 million Americans aged 12 years and older have self-reported visual impairment defined as distance visual acuity of 20/50 or worse.
Approximately 2% or 2.2 million Americans 40 years and older have glaucoma.
Globally, UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERRORS are the main cause of moderate and severe visual impairment.
2010 – Vision impairment by gender: 64% Female, 36% Male
The leading cause of blindness in children is EYE INJURY and 75% of injuries happen when no adult is present. Most of these injuries can be prevented by using propereye protection and following safety precautions.
There are an estimated 45 million BLIND people and 246 million have LOW VISION.
90% OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND LIVE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH LOW INCOME
