In 2020, approximately 2.28 million individuals in the United Kingdom were classified as having moderate-severe vision loss, while around 171 thousand Brits were blind. Across the thirty year time period shown the number of sufferers with vision loss has increased in the UK.
Number of individuals affected with vision loss in the United Kingdom from 1990 to 2020, by severity
WHO definitions of vision loss severity:
"The International Classification of Diseases 11 (2018) classifies vision impairment into two groups, distance and near presenting vision impairment.
Distance vision impairment:
Mild – presenting visual acuity worse than 6/12
Moderate – presenting visual acuity worse than 6/18
Severe – presenting visual acuity worse than 6/60
Blindness – presenting visual acuity worse than 3/60
Near vision impairment:
Presenting near visual acuity worse than N6 or M.08 with existing correction."
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IAPB. (December 1, 2020). Number of individuals affected with vision loss in the United Kingdom from 1990 to 2020, by severity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1200836/vision-impairments-in-the-uk/
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