Dry Eye Statistics

 

• Currently between 16 million and 49 million Americans have dry eyes. This is between 5-15% of the population. [1]

• Google trends for the topic “dry eye syndrome” have doubled between December 2010 and July 2020 [2]

• A 2012 Gallup Poll suggested that 29 million Americans will suffer from the disease by 2022 [3]

• 2004 data suggested that 4.88 million Americans over the age of 50 have dry eyes [4]

• A large population study of over 79,866 people in Netherlands found that 9.1% had dry eye disease [6]

• Global dry eye treatments are expected to top over USD$6.6billion by the end of 2027 [5]

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[1] Source- USA General Population 2018 Cross Sectional Study and Census.gov Population Clock – accessed August 2nd 2020

[2] Source- Google Trends – accessed August 2nd 2020

[3] Source- Pharmacy Times– accessed August 5th 2020

[4] Source Physicians Health Studies. (2004 data for men and women)

[5] Future market insights: Dry Eye Syndrome Treatment Market 2016

[6] Source: Ocular Surface Journal

[7] Source: Cornea Journal

[8] TFOS DEWS II 2017 Epidemiology Report

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Read more about Dry Eye in my article below and take the ODSI Questionnaire below to find out how severe your symptoms are.