Dry Eye Facts

DRY EYE FACTS The number of people impacted by Dry Eye worldwide is approximately 100 million Prevalence of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) By Decade Although anyone can get Dry Eye, it is most common in people over 50. The graph shows the prevalence of MGD (a type of evapora- tive Dry Eye) by age 80T 70+ Percent 60+ MGD 50- Positive 40- 30- 10- <10 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 > 60 group. Age In the US population of citizens 50 or older, Dry Eye effects 1 of every 13 people That adds up to around 2 million теn million people million women Total World Population It is estimated that by 2015, the global population affected by Dry Eye will reach That's about Projected Dry Eye Population in 2015 15% of the world billion $2 Billion With annual growth exceeding 10%, treat- ments for Dry Eye represent a global market of over $2 billion in sales Sources http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/dryeye/dryeye.asp http://www.aboutfloaters.com/dryeyes.htm http://www.scco.edu/ceonline/courseview.asp?selclassid=2&sellD=16&selOrderID=3 http://www.dryeyetreatmentnow.com/chronic-dry-eye-treatment-patients-numbers-inereasing/ http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1210417-overview#a0199 http://www.tearscience.com/en/tearscience-inc-secures-44-5-million http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20847672