Facts about sight loss

Every 6 minutes someone is told they're going blind
Every day 250 people start to lose their sight in the UK
People in the UK living with sight loss:
- Today 2.0million
- By 2030 2.7million
- By 2050 4.0million
Estimated prevalence of main eye diseases in the UK:
- Age-related macular degeneration 600,000 people
- Glaucoma 500,000 people
- Cataract 500,000 people
- Diabetic retinopathy 144,000 people
In the UK, around 79% of people living with sight loss are over the age of 64.
25,000 children in Britain are blind or partially sighted
How many people fear losing their sight?
- 78% of people stated that sight is the sense that they fear losing the most
- 28% of the adult population are not having an eye test every 2 years
£3.3million Fight for Sight committed to research in 2017/18
£8million Fight for Sight commitment to active research projects