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Did you know . .An overwhelming majority of middle-aged and older Americans believe vision care and vision rehabilitation should be covered by health insurance plans.
In reality, among those with general health care insurance, a significant proportion do not have coverage for even basic eye care services. People with severe vision impairments are at a disadvantage in terms of basic health care coverage. A large majority of middle-aged and older Americans fear blindness more than other physical impairments. Only mental and emotional illness is feared more. The majority of middle-aged and older Americans have limited knowledge of the relationship between vision loss and aging. More than 13 million Americans age 45 or older experience some form of visual impairment; 53% describe it as severe. The percentage of individuals with vision loss increases with age:
Knowledge about the availability of local vision rehabilitation services is seriously lacking, creating a huge gap between the need for services and access to services. | |||
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