Vision Problems in the U.S.
Prevalence of Adult Vision Impairment and Age-Related Eye Disease in the U.S.
Vision Problems in the U.S., the 2008 Update to the Fourth Edition, provides useful estimates of the prevalence of sight-threatening eye diseases in Americans age 40 and older. This report includes information on the prevalence of blindness and vision impairment, significant refractive error, and the four leading eye diseases affecting older Americans: age-related macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.