In the latest issue of Optometry & Vision Development (OVD), Dr. Dominick Maino, editor of OVD, notes that: "In 2010 there are 9 million people with lazy eye and 18 million individuals with eye-turns. For children under 18 years of age that means there will be, unfortunately a very large number of children with these often undiagnosed but treatable eye problems.
One research study suggests that the prevalence of these eye problems within the general population is 56% or 60 million men, women, and young adults." He also says, "In comparison to glaucoma, cataract, age-related macular degeneration, and other various eye diseases; binocular vision disorders are… more frequently encountered than these diseases and have significant negative effects on one's quality of life. … One study revealed that the prevalence of these vision disorders… is 9.7 times greater than the prevalence of eye disease in children ages six months to five years and it's 8.5 times greater than the prevalence of ocular disease in children ages six to 18 years… Shouldn't your eye doctor not only check for eye disease, but also eye teaming, focusing and eye movement problems that affect how well you work, study, and play?" For more information go to www.covd.org, click on the "OVD Journal" link, and read "The Binocular Vision Dysfunction Pandemic."
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