Prevent Blindness Offers Free Resources for AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month

CHICAGO— Prevent Blindness has declared February as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)/Low Vision Awareness Month. In observance of the month, the group is offering free resources to educate the public through their website as well through a toll free number by phone.   According to Prevent Blindness, more than 2 million Americans aged 50 and over have AMD, and nearly 3 million Americas have low vision, according to the National Eye Institute. As stated in the 2013 report from Prevent Blindness, "Cost of Vision Problems: The Economic Burden of Vision Loss and Eye Disorders in the United States" blindness and low vision costs the U.S. more than $3.7 billion annually.      See more