The results of an international study showed that people would rather sacrifice decades of life than lose their sight.. At the same time, only a third of respondents take elementary measures to maintain eye health..

These are the results of The Barometer of Global Eye Health survey, a new international study that polled 11,000 respondents in Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain, UK. The survey was developed in collaboration with vision health professionals from around the world and validated by 147 ophthalmologists from 26 countries.

The key results of the study showed that:.

• Less than a third of all respondents take the basic steps necessary to maintain healthy vision.

• When given a choice, people would rather give up their sense of taste (79%), hearing (78%), loss of a limb (68%), or sacrifice 10 years of life (67%) than losing their sight.

• Three-quarters of people would rather give up half their paycheck than face a 50% reduction in vision.

• 68% of all respondents indicated that they are aware of the measures necessary to maintain eye health, but this statement is refuted by the fact that only 21% have had regular ophthalmological examinations in the last five years.

• Women wear sunglasses more than men (81% of women and 77% of men), eat a healthy diet (82% of women and 75% of men) and abstain from smoking (79% of women and 73% of men).

• Married people were more likely than single people to have had comprehensive eye exams in the last year (46% vs. 38%).

noted that they do not visit an ophthalmologist because they do not find any symptoms in themselves, and another 60% cited the absence of visual impairment as the reason. All these are dangerous misconceptions, since many ophthalmic diseases occur without symptoms noticeable to the patient..

• 97% of physicians surveyed worldwide believe that patients do not have sufficient knowledge about eye health.

• 94% of experts in this field noted that women take care of their eyes better than men.

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