Eight-in-ten Americans know untreated glaucoma can cause vision loss
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Nov. 14 to 20, 2025, 81% of Americans said yes, glaucoma can cause permanent vision loss if left untreated.
About one-in-six said they did not know (16%), and 2% said no.
Topline distribution
81% of Americans know untreated glaucoma can cause permanent vision loss.
Can glaucoma cause permanent vision loss if left untreated?
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Nov 14–20, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | Module 1 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
Can glaucoma cause permanent vision loss if left untreated?
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.