The number of Americans who could lose their vision to diabetes-related eye diseases is going to skyrocket over the next four decades, with elderly Hispanics and blacks hit hardest because of higher rates of Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The report projects that the number of adults 40 and older with diabetic retinopathy — the leading cause of blindness among working-age adults — will reach 16 million in 2050, up from 5.5 million in 2005.
An advanced form of the disease will affect 3.4 million people in 2050, almost triple the 1.2 million affected in 2005. The report was published on Tuesday in The Archives of Opthalmology.
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