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vision statistics

blind woman and dog waiting to cross the streetMore than 5.5 million older adults are blind or visually impaired.

There are approximately 93,000 blind or visually impaired students living in the United States.

Over 10,800 individuals are deaf-blind.

There are approximately 55,200 legally blind children in the United States.

Approximately 109,000 people with visual impairments in the United States use long canes to help them move about safely

More than 7,000 Americans use dog guides. Every year approximately 1,500 individuals graduate from a dog guide user program.

In the United States, approximately 5,500 legally blind children use Braille as their primary reading medium.