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Most common causes of sight loss

Find out more about the difficulties that a person with sight loss may experience, the most common causes of sight loss and what effects different eye conditions have on a person’s sight.

Eye conditions

Read about the most common eye conditions.

Prevalence on sight loss in Ireland

There are currently over 14,000 people using the services offered by the NCBI. Of this figure, more than half (58%) are over retirement age. People of working age, 18-65 years of age, amount to 34% and 8% of our service users are children up to the age of 17 years.

Keep an eye on your sight

Information for students with vision impairments and guidelines on how students should look after their sight.