Facts about sight loss

Every 5 seconds someone in the world goes blind
Every day 100 people in the UK start to lose their sight
Almost 2 million people in the UK are living with significant sight loss. The number is predicted to rise to around 2.3 million by 2020 and almost 4 million by 2050
Around 360,000 people in the UK are registered blind or partially sighted
An estimated 25,000 children in Britain are blind or partially sighted
86% of people in the UK value their sight above any other sense
Sight loss can affect people of any age but the likelihood increases as you get older: One in five people over 70 are living with sight loss
Black and Asian people are at greater risk of some of the leading causes of sight loss
Fight for Sight has committed £25 million to eye research since 2005