The Harris Poll, on behalf of AAO, surveyed more than 3,500 U.S. citizens about eye health.
Here’s what they found:
1. Eighty-one percent of adults said they were knowledgeable about eye health.
2. Only 19 percent of adults correctly identified the three main causes of blindness in the U.S.
3. Forty-seven percent of adults were aware that blindness did not affect all people equally.
4. Thirty-seven percent of adults said they knew that people did not always experience symptoms when losing their vision.
5. Forty-seven percent of adults said they were aware that the brain can make it difficult to know if someone is losing their vision.
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