The American Academy of Ophthalmology has issued a response to the Prevent Blindness America report "Cost of Vision Problems: The Economic Burden of Vision Loss and Eye Disorders in the United States."
The PBA report ranks vision-related diseases as the fourth most common group of chronic diseases and estimates this group costs the United States $139 billion each year.
Michael Repka, MD, the AAO medical director for governmental affairs, urges the public and policymakers to understand the importance of addressing eye disease.
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