/PRNewswire/ May is Healthy Vision Month, and The Vision Council, the leading trade association for the vision care industry, is amplifying the importance.
American Diabetes Association, with Visionary Partners VSP Vision Care and Regeneron Launch The Next Step Eye Challenge Campaign for Healthy Vision Month in May
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ARLINGTON, Va., May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Over 34 million American adults currently live with diabetes and an additional 88 million are living with prediabetes, yet 85% of them do not know they have it. People living with diabetes or prediabetes are at an increased risk for developing a diabetes-related eye disease, such as diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, glaucoma, and cataracts. Even more troubling, recent polls indicate that 1 in 4 people are putting off their annual eye exams due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, vision loss from diabetes-related eye disease is 95% preventable with early detection, timely treatment, and appropriate follow-up care.
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