According to a poll of 2-thousand adults across the country, a lot of us are overdue for an eye exam. It’s especially important since the average American spends seven hours a day, or nearly 50 hours a week, in front of screens.
- Gen X leads the way with an average of 52 hours.
- That adds up to more than 25-hundred hours of screen time in a year for the average person.
- Gen Z is the most likely to have put off going to the optometrist (24%), but 20% of all respondents haven’t had an eye exam in the past year.
- Across all age groups, 91% claim to care about preventative health, but only 55% commit to annual exams.⠀
- More people are taking vitamins and supplements (64%), eating healthy foods (61%) and exercising regularly (56%).
- Eye health is a priority for 20%, but more people feel mental health (61%), emotional health (32%) and oral health (21%) are priorities.
- The thing is, a comprehensive eye exam can reveal larger health issues, something 22% of respondents weren’t aware of.
- More than half (56%) also didn’t realize that it’s necessary to get a baseline eye exam before or shortly after starting a GLP-1 medication or that there are potential eye-related side effects from taking one (52%).
- It turns out, permanent vision loss is a potential complication of taking a GLP-1, but only 13% knew that.
- Respondents say they would get a comprehensive eye exam if they experienced sudden vision changes or issues (55%) and 40% say they’ll put more emphasis on their eyes as they get older.
Source: Talker
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