According to statistics collected over the past decade, Black Americans are at a higher risk of developing vision problems than other ethnicities. Additionally, even though there have been advancements in diagnosing and treating these conditions, the issue continues to worsen within the Black community. One possible cause of this is how little some Black people understand about how aging and certain chronic illnesses can affect their vision, what these symptoms look like, and how important it can be to get vision problems addressed quickly. What makes this worse is that Black Americans are at a higher risk of having chronic conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes, which are linked to vision loss. This type of education is essential as common misconceptions can lead to vision loss that could have been prevented.
In this video, Dr. Ansel Johnson discusses eye problems that commonly affect Black Americans – including one that many Black people think they can’t get.
