November 17, 2021
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VIDEO: Estimates project 300 million to be visually impaired in 2050
BOSTON – Study results presented here at the American Academy of Optometry annual meeting indicate that 300 million people around the world will be visually impaired – classified as 20/40 or worse vision – in 2050.
Mark A. Bullimore, MCOptom, PhD, FAAO, and colleagues made these projections based on estimates of the world population, assuming a 50% prevalence of myopia and estimates of the distribution of myopia.
“We can also show that by just reducing the level of myopia by 1 D we can significantly impact the number of visually impaired,” he said.
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Bullimore reports being a paid consultant for Alcon Research, CooperVision, CorneaGen, Essilor, Eyenovia, Genentech, Johnson & Johnson Vision, Lentechs, Novartis, Paragon Vision Sciences and Vyluma.
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