Helping blind and visually impaired people in Ipswich

Founded in 1868

Blind Statistics

• 1 in 30 people in the UK have sight loss
• 1 in 12 people over the age of 60 have sight loss 
• 1 in 5 people over the age of 75 have sight loss
  
• 1 in 2 people over the age of 90 have sight loss

Information about Blindness

The leading cause of blindness in adults is Macular Degeneration but other causes include glaucoma, cataracts and diabetic retinopathy. Sight loss can affect people of any age but we are increasingly likely to experience it as we become older. With an ageing population and an increase in some of the underlying causes of sight loss, such as obesity and diabetes, it is predicted that, by 2050, without action, the number of people with sight loss in the UK could double from today's figure of two million to four million.