61% of people in the U.S. need eyewear due to Myopia or "nearsightedness."
80% OF ALL EYE DISEASE IS PREVENTABLE OR CURABLE
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 proper eye protection and following safety precautions.
Approximately 16% or 20.5 million Americans 40 years and older have cataracts.
The global financial cost of childhood blindness is said to be between $6 billion & $27 billion.
Hyperopia or farsightedness is a common vision problem affecting about 25% of the population.
64% of people in the U.S. use eyeglasses.
Worldwide, up to 70% of childhood blindness is preventable.
31% of people in the U.S. need vision correction due to presbyopia or age related "farsightedness."
90% OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND LIVE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH LOW INCOME
Globally, UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERRORS are the main cause of moderate and severe visual impairment.
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common vision problem affecting about 34% of the population.
19% of people in the U.S. use contact lenses.
In developing countries, it is believed that 60-80% of children who become blind die within 1-2 years.
Protect your eyes. The proper eye protection will lessen the severity or prevent 90% of all accidental eye injuries.
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.
2010 – Vision impairment by gender:
64% Female, 36% Male
An estimated 1.4 million children are blind, 320,000 of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa.
Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in the middle and low income countries.
Over 70% of the U.S. work force requires vision correction.
61% of the U.S. adult population had an eye examination within the past year.
2010 – Blindness by gender: 55% Female, 34% Male
In the U.S., 64% of adults or 143 million people wear prescriptive eyewear.
Computers are the number one source of vision complaints in the workplace.
80% of all learning takes place visually in the first 12 years of life.
There are an estimated 45 million BLIND people and 246 million have LOW VISION.
48% of parents in the U.S. with children under 12 have never taken their child to an eye care professional
the percentage is much higher in Armenia.
Approximately 14 million Americans aged 12 years and older have self-reported visual impairment defined as distance visual acuity of 20/50 or worse.
82% of people living with blindness are aged 50 and above.
Approximately 2.5% or 5.3 million Americans aged 18 years and older have diabetic retinopathy.
The global prevalence of childhood blindness is thought to be around 4% or approximately one tenth of the prevalence of blindness in adults.
About 75% of all people over the age of 65 have some form of Cataracts.
Early detection and treatment are the best ways to control cataracts.
For each decade after 40 there's a 300% increase in blindness.
Globally the major causes of visual impairment are:
