National Statistics
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Georgia Statistics
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Children
Only 1 in 3 children receive eye care before age 6.
However, 1 in 20 children have vision problems before age 6.
More than 12 million children suffer
from vision problems or eye diseases. |
= 1 in 4 children |
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Amblyopia |
Affects 2 - 3% of children.
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Responsible for more vision loss in individuals 45 and younger than all other
eyes diseases and trauma combined. |
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Strabismus |
Affects 1 in 50 children.
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Adults
It is estimated that 40 million Americans will have age-related eye diseases by the year 2020 if action is not taken.
Approximately...
1,035,100 Americans age 40 and older are blind.
3,638,168 Americans age 40 and older are
visually impaired.
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Adults
The economic impact of vision problems in Georgia costs more than $1.5 billion.
More than 77,000 Georgians age 40 and older are
visually impaired.
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Age Related Macular Degeneration |
| Affects... |
2,074,761 Americans age 50 and older.
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Age Related Macular Degeneration |
Affects... |
More than 45,000 Georgians age 50 and older.
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More than 9% of Georgians over age 40 are at risk. |
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Cataracts |
Affects... |
One in six Americans age 40 and older.
= 22,325,926 adults
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Half of all Americans by age 80. |
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Cataracts |
| Affects... |
Almost 23% of Georgians age 40 and over.
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Diabetic Retinopathy |
| Affects... |
4,482,885 Americans age 40 and older.
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Diabetic Retinopathy |
Affects... |
117,000 Georgians over age 40.
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25% of African American women.
- This group faces the greatest risk -
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Diabetic Retinopathy is now the leading cause of new blindness in adults ages 20 - 74.
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Glaucoma |
| Affects... |
2,290,846 Americans age 40 and older.
- 1 in 200 people age 50 and younger -
- 1 in 10 people over age 80 -
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Glaucoma |
| Affects... |
More than 7% of Georgians 40 and older.
=
64,000 Georgians
More than 12% of African Americans |
5.1% of Males -
7.2% of Females
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| Greatest Risks = |
African American over 40
Everyone else over 60 |
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Sports Related Eye Injuries There are approximately 600,000 sports related eye injuries every year.
- 40,000 require emergency room care -
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Eye Injuries at Home
There are more than 125,000 eye injuries at home every year.
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Eye Injuries at Work
There are more than 2,000 workplace eye injuries every day.
- About 1 in 10 require time off for recovery-
- 10% - 20% cause temporary or permanent vision loss -
- Proper protection could prevent or reduce the severity by 90% -
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