Did you know? 
More than 5.5 million Canadians live with eye diseases, such as glaucoma, retinopathy and cataracts. 
This number will double over the next 20 years.  
People with vision loss are 3 times more likely to experience depression, 6 times more likely to risk falls, 
and 4 times more likely to have a hip fracture.  
For 69% of Canadians, vision loss is the most feared disability. 
More than 75% of vision loss is preventable or treatable. 
Every 12 minutes, a Canadian is diagnosed with a visual impairment. 
Vision loss costs Canada $19 billion per year. It is the highest direct healthcare cost of any disease. That 
number will reach $30 billion by 2030.