An estimated 13 million Australians have one or more chronic (long-term) eye conditions, according to self-reported data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – National Health Survey (NHS). This includes:
- 7.2 million with hyperopia (long-sightedness)
- 6.3 million with myopia (short-sightedness)
- 1.4 million with astigmatism
- 687,000 with presbyopia (loss of focusing ability with age)
- 549,000 with color blindness
- 411,000 with cataract
- 244,000 with macular degeneration
- 131,000 with blindness (complete and partial)