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Home > Cost of Chronic Disease > Vision Loss > Prevalence & Incidence of Vision Loss
Age-Related eye diseases affect more than 35 million Americans age 40 and older. The most common eye diseases in that age group are macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and cataract.
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Eye Disease Prevalence Research Group. "Blindness". Archives of Ophthalmology. Vol. 122, No. 4, pp. 437-676. [ Permalink ]