Here are some important eye health information takeaways from the above infographic:
- 22 million people in the United States age 40 and older have cataracts
- By age 80, more than half of all Americans have cataracts
- Medical costs associated with cataracts are estimated to be $6.8 billion annually
- 2.3 million Americans aged 40 and older have glaucoma (another 2 million don’t know they have the disease)
- Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness with cataracts being first
- 3.6 million people in the U.S. are visually impaired among people aged 40 and older
- 1 million people in the U.S. are color blind
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