Did you know?…

• It is estimated that over 4 million Americans have serious eye health challenges but only half of those know they have it. ⁽¹⁾
• Maintaining health IOP (Intra-Ocular Pressure) is important to maintaining healthy eyes and vision.
• Groups from whom healthy IOP is particularly important include: people over 60, family members of those with eye health challenges, and people who are very nearsighted.
• Estimates put the total number of persons from whom health IOP is important at around 65 million worldwide. ⁽²⁾

Sources:
⁽¹⁾ Prevent Blindness America;
⁽²⁾ Quigley, “Number of people with glaucoma worldwide,” 1996 - NEI, Report of the Glaucoma Panel, Fall 1998A