The global financial cost of childhood blindness is said to be between $6 billion & $27 billion.
2010 – Blindness by gender: 55% Female, 34% Male
2010 – Vision impairment by gender:
64% Female, 36% Male
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common vision problem affecting about 34% of the population.
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.
Protect your eyes. The proper eye protection will lessen the severity or prevent 90% of all accidental eye injuries.
In the U.S., 64% of adults or 143 million people wear prescriptive eyewear.
An estimated 1.4 million children are blind, 320,000 of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa.
Computers are the number one source of vision complaints in the workplace.
90% OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND LIVE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH LOW INCOME
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.
64% of people in the U.S. use eyeglasses.
2010 – Blindness by Race:
83% White, 11% Black, 3% Hispanic, 3% Other
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.
61% of the U.S. adult population had an eye examination within the past year.
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.
Worldwide, up to 70% of childhood blindness is preventable.
For each decade after 40 there's a 300% increase in blindness.
Approximately 16% or 20.5 million Americans 40 years and older have cataracts.
Globally, UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERRORS are the main cause of moderate and severe visual impairment.
In developing countries, it is believed that 60-80% of children who become blind die within 1-2 years.
Approximately 14 million Americans aged 12 years and older have self-reported visual impairment defined as distance visual acuity of 20/50 or worse.
An estimated 3.1% of deaths worldwide are directly or indirectly due to cataract, glaucoma, trachoma & onchocerciasis.
Approximately 2.5% or 5.3 million Americans aged 18 years and older have diabetic retinopathy.
19% of people in the U.S. use contact lenses.
80% of all learning takes place visually in the first 12 years of life.
Hyperopia or farsightedness is a common vision problem affecting about 25% of the population.
61% of people in the U.S. need eyewear due to Myopia or "nearsightedness."
There are an estimated 45 million BLIND people and 246 million have LOW VISION.
1.6 million Americans aged 50 years and older have age related macular degeneration.
Approximately 2% or 2.2 million Americans 40 years and older have glaucoma.
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.
Over 70% of the U.S. work force requires vision correction.
31% of people in the U.S. need vision correction due to presbyopia or age related "farsightedness."
Globally the major causes of visual impairment are:
