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than 8 million by 2050, according to the National Institute of Health’s National Eye Institute. About 16.4 million Americans are
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expected to have trouble seeing due to nearsightedness or farsightedness that can be fixed with glasses, contacts or surgery, ac- cording to the research published in JAMA Ophthalmology. The researchers, led by Dr. Rohit Varma of the Roski Eye Institute, estimated that 1 million Americans were legally blind in 2015, having 20/200 vision or worse and about 3.2 million had visual impairments last year.
Over the next 35 years, the number of people with legal blindness will increase 21 percent each decade.
“These findings are an important fore-
warning of the magnitude of vision loss to come. They suggest that there is a huge opportunity for screening efforts to identify people with correctable vision problems and early signs of eye diseases,” said NEI Director Dr. Paul Sieving. Varma predicts that over the next 35
years, the number of people with legal blindness will increase 21 percent each decade to reach 2 million by 2050. The greatest burden of visual impairment and
blindness will affect those 80 years and over as advanced age is a key risk factor for diseases such as macular degeneration and cataracts, according to the report. Non-Hispanic whites, particularly white
women, represent the greatest number of people affected by visual impairment and blindness, and their numbers are expected to nearly double. By 2050, 2.15 million non-Hispanic white women are expected to be visually impaired and 610,000 will be
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blind, according to the research. African Americans account for the second highest proportion of visual impairment, but His- panics are expected to take the lead around 2040. The report notes that Hispanics have particularly high rates of diabetes, which can be related to eye disease. Additionally, African Americans are expected to continue to account for the second highest proportion of blindness and have a disproportionately high risk for developing glaucoma.
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