Ninety percent of people age 45 and over need eyeglasses because they develop presbyopia, an inability to see up close. Half of people with glaucoma risk permanent vision loss because they do not know they have it. Or, they stop treatment, mistakenly believing that the treatment was unsuccessful. Many general health problems, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and others can be detected early through regular, preventive eye exams. A significant amount of myopia, or near-sightedness, develops during teenage years and can affect children's skills and performance.
Vision is the most valued sense in our lives, as reported by many studies.
Yet, many people fail to seek preventive exams for their eyes as regularly as they do for other health conditions.