More than 38 million Americans age 40 and older are blind, visually impaired, or have an age-related eye disease, and adult vision loss costs our economy more than $51 billion a year. While for the most part we have not seen the number of Americans impacted by these eye diseases decrease since the release of Volume I, we have seen exciting new treatments decrease their burden. The use of anti-VEGFs to treat AMD, supplements for prevention, and combined statin treatment to slow progression of diabetic retinopathy, are just a few of the innovations that are bringing hope to millions of Americans. The Alliance for Aging Research and the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research believe that this resource will showcase that value and enrich the national debate on health care and research funding.

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