80% of all learning takes place visually in the first 12 years of life.
The global prevalence of childhood blindness is thought to be around 4% or approximately one tenth of the prevalence of blindness in adults.
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.
Computers are the number one source of vision complaints in the workplace.
Worldwide, up to 70% of childhood blindness is preventable.
1.6 million Americans aged 50 years and older have age related macular degeneration.
Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common vision problem affecting about 34% of the population.
80% OF ALL EYE DISEASE IS PREVENTABLE OR CURABLE
In the U.S., 64% of adults or 143 million people wear prescriptive eyewear.
82% of people living with blindness are aged 50 and above.
64% of people in the U.S. use eyeglasses.
There are an estimated 45 million BLIND people and 246 million have LOW VISION.
Globally, UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERRORS are the main cause of moderate and severe visual impairment.
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.
61% of the U.S. adult population had an eye examination within the past year.
61% of people in the U.S. need eyewear due to Myopia or "nearsightedness."
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.
Approximately 2% or 2.2 million Americans 40 years and older have glaucoma.
90% OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND LIVE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH LOW INCOME
An estimated 3.1% of deaths worldwide are directly or indirectly due to cataract, glaucoma, trachoma & onchocerciasis.
The global financial cost of childhood blindness is said to be between $6 billion & $27 billion.
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.
Protect your eyes. The proper eye protection will lessen the severity or prevent 90% of all accidental eye injuries.
Approximately 14 million Americans aged 12 years and older have self-reported visual impairment defined as distance visual acuity of 20/50 or worse.
Globally the major causes of visual impairment are:
