Women at Higher Risk than Men for Most Eye Diseases, Yet One in Four Has Not Had an Eye Exam in Last Two Years   -Survey Reveals Cost as Major Reason Why Women Forego Exams, Even For Those with Vision Insurance-   CHICAGO (March 24, 2015) –According to the recent Prevent Blindness study, The Future of

Women at Higher-Risk than Men for Sight-Threatening Eye Diseases and Conditions CHICAGO (March26, 2013) – Among the many differences between men and women’s health, women are more susceptible to vision impairment. Of the 4.1 million Americans age 40 and older who are visually impaired or blind, 2.6 million are women. And,according to a recent study

  Fewer than 1 in 10 U.S. Women Know That Women Are at Greater Risk of Permanent Vision Loss Than Men – According to New National Survey   A new national survey has revealed that only 9 percent of American women realize that women are at a greater risk of suffering permanent vision loss than

CHICAGO (March 27, 2012)–Every year, more women than men are diagnosed with eye diseases and conditions such as cataracts, dry eye, Fuchs’ dystrophy, glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and Sjögren’s syndrome.  The “VisionProblems in the U.S.” study from Prevent Blindness America (PBA) and the National Eye Institute (NEI) shows that of the more than 3.6