# Eight-in-ten Americans know untreated glaucoma can cause vision loss

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/most-americans-know-untreated-glaucoma-can-cause-vision-loss/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

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

Can glaucoma cause permanent vision loss if left untreated?

81% of Americans know untreated glaucoma can cause permanent vision loss.

- Yes: 81.3%
- I don't know: 16.2%
- No: 2.4%

## 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: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#impact-of-untreated-glaucoma-on-vision-loss](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#impact-of-untreated-glaucoma-on-vision-loss)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#impact-of-untreated-glaucoma-on-vision-loss](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#impact-of-untreated-glaucoma-on-vision-loss)