Sight is precious and the sense people most fear losing. In the UK it is estimated that almost 2 million people are affected by sight loss and the number of people at risk of the main causes of blindness - cataract, glaucoma, wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy - is set to increase by up to 25% in the decade leading up to 2020.
Vision loss has a significant impact on a person's quality of life. However, half of all sight loss is avoidable through early diagnosis and access to treatment. RNIB wants to end this injustice and is campaigning to end all avoidable sight loss by 2020.