"About 41% to 46% of adults aged 50 years and older have not had a dilated eye examination and 30% to 35% have not visited an eye-care professional during the past year, according to data from 5 states that participated in the new CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) vision module during 2005.
The study also found that whereas annual dilated eye examinations are recommended for patients with diabetes and individuals aged 65 years and older, 44% of those aged 60 to 69 years and 32% of those aged 70 to 79 years had not been tested in the preceding 12 months.
Moreover, approximately 50% of those who had not visited an eye-care professional during the preceding year said that they had no reason to go. Twenty percent cited cost/insurance as the cause. The apparent lack of concern regarding the need for preventive eye care remains a major public health concern, according to the CDC."
Reported at Medscape.com from this CDC report.
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