February is Low Vision Awareness Month
Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a vision impairment or blindness. 3.4 million Americans aged 40 or older are either visually impaired or legally blind. Oftentimes when people hear “blind” they believe that a person sees nothing at all, just black. When in fact less than 10% of people with low vision experience complete blindness. The statutory definition of “legally blind” is that central visual acuity must be 20/22 or less in the better eye even with the best …