Orbis: Nearly 3 in 5 not had routine eye test in past year with Gen X & Baby Boomers most at risk of vision loss
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Thursday, October 14, 2021
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The findings are particularly worrying for Gen x and Baby Boomers who are more at risk of vision loss from preventable conditions.
Key Points:
- The findings are particularly worrying for Gen x and Baby Boomers who are more at risk of vision loss from preventable conditions.
- This puts them at greater risk of avoidable vision loss from conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.
- The YouGov poll of 2,025 people across Britain was commissioned by Orbis UK, the international eye health charity fighting avoidable blindness worldwide.
- Globally 1.1 billion people live with vision loss and 9 in 10 of them live in low-to- middle-income countries, where Orbis works.