Focus on Blindness Prevention

on Blindness Prevention

With the latest technology, it is possible for us to detect Glaucoma over six years in advance, check for Diabetic Eye Disease and report our findings to your general physician, and detect and treat other types of disease that could impact your eye health, such as cataracts and Macular Degeneration. We have the capability to perform twelve separate tests in order to ensure your eye health, and, when possible, eliminate preventable blindness in our patients.

	Facts/Stats
	Every seven minutes someone in America loses their sight permanently.
	Leading causes of new cases of blindness are, in order, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, cataracts and optic nerve atrophy.
	88% of all computer users will develop eye prolems during and related to computer use.
	1 in 4 children has an undetected vision problem that can interfere with learning.
	Tens of millions of Americans have uncorrected eye and vision problems.
	Vision Problems are the 2nd most prevalent health problem affecting more than 120 million people.

	Diabetes
	As many as 24,000 people go blind from diabetic retinopathy annually, making it a leading cause of blindness among working-age Americans.
	The National Eye Institute estimates that of the approximately 10.5 million Americans who have diagnosed diabetes, between 40-45 percent have some degree of diabetic retinopathy.
	Between 600,000-700,000 Americans have diabetic retinopathy severe enough to cause vision loss.

	Glaucoma
	Glaucoma is not curable, and vision lost cannot be regained. With medication and/or surgery, it is possible to halt further loss of vision. Since glaucoma is a chronic condition, it must be monitored for life. Diagnosis is the first step to preserving your vision.
	It is estimated that over 3 million Americans have glaucoma but only half of those know they have it.
	There may be no symptoms to warn you. With open angle glaucoma, the most common form, there are virtually no symptoms. Usually, no pain is associated with increased eye pressure or optical nerve damage.
	Approximately 120,000 are blind from glaucoma, accounting for 9% to 12% of all cases of blindness in the U.S.
	Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world, according to the World Health Organization.
	Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness among African-Americans. Glaucoma is 6 to 8 times more common in African-Americans than Caucasians.