Of adults at high risk, 40% did not receive an eye exam in the last year
March 12, 2020
Aging
Diabetic Eye Disease
Epidemiology
Myopia
Refractive Errors
Vision Rehabilitation
Clinical Research
NEI
Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Application
In 2017, approximately 93 million US adults aged 18 years or older, or about 4 in 10, were at high risk for vision loss, according to a new study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. Among adults at high risk for vision loss, about 40% did not see an eye doctor or receive an eye exam in the last year. Furthermore, among adults who reported needing eyeglasses, more than 8 million or about 1 in 11 adults, said they could not afford them.
