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title: "Vision disorders & blindness - Sapience Financial"
description: "Understand the impact of vision impairment on mental health, including the increased risk of depression. Learn about the cost of care for vision disorders and blindness, and how to manage the financial aspect of it."
url: "https://www.sapience.com.au/cost-burden-of/vision-disorders-blindness"
date: "2026-05-26T02:44:36+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

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## Vision disorders & blindness

Common causes of vision impairment and blindness are *degenerative diseases* such as:

- **Age-related macular** degeneration: (AMD) a disease that affects the retina and a person's Central vision
- **Glaucoma**: group of diseases in the optic nerve
- **Diabetic retinopathy**: complications of diabetes that affect the blood vessels of the retina
- **Cataract**: clouding of the lens resulting in a blurred image

Degenerative eye diseases are the leading cause of blindness among Australians 55+.

The risk of an individual experiencing vision impairment during their lifetime, as a result of a degenerative eye disease, is 36.3%. The chance that an individual will have permanent site loss or blindness during their lifetime is 18.2%

- Trauma to the eye is the leading cause of blindness in one eye
- Many eye injuries are sustained as a result of Sport or work, particularly among men of working age
- The risk of depression in people with vision impairment is 3 times higher than in those without impairment

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