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Home > Cost of Chronic Disease > Vision Loss > Prevalence & Incidence of Vision Loss
Approximately 80,000 Americans are legally blind from glaucoma, which is the 2nd leading cause of blindness in the U.S.
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National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute; and Prevent Blindness America. "Vision Problems in the U.S., 2002". 2002.  [ Permalink ]