- 20.5 million people in the United States aged 40 and older have cataracts
- 3.4 million Americans aged 40 and older are either blind or visually impaired. That’s nearly 3% of the population.
- Approximately 14 million Americans aged 12 and older have self-reported visual impairment defined as distance visual acuity of 20/50 or worse. Among them, more than 11 million Americans could have improved their vision to 20/40 or better with refractive correction.
- 1.6 million Americans aged 50 and older have age-related macular degeneration