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