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October 11 2012
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Sight loss has been labelled as a primary concern for ageing people across Europe, according to a new survey released to mark World Sight Day today (October 11).
Questioning 5,000 people across five EU countries, more than half (53%) expressed concern above vision loss and blindness due to ageing, agreeing that health systems should dedicate more resources to preventing vision loss.
Published by the European Forum Against Blindness (E-FAB), respondents were also twice as worried about developing sight loss compared to other conditions including heart disease, diabetes and respiratory disease.
Narinder Sharma, CEO of AMD Alliance International, said: “The results from the survey confirm that many people rank vision loss and preventable blindness as a major personal health concern and this is reasonable as we know that the risk of blindness from retinal conditions is increasing.
“Almost two-thirds of people in the survey stated that late diagnosis and lack of regular eye tests are major barriers to detection, which suggests that we still need more investment in our eye care services to meet the challenge of preventing blindness in Europe.”
The survey’s results will be discussed at a Parliamentary Roundtable event hosted by MEPs and E-FAB.
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