# Poor vision would have a major impact on daily life

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Nov. 14 to 20, 2025, 78% of Americans said poor vision would have an extreme or significant impact on their life.

Another 12% said poor vision would have a moderate impact, while 10% said it would have a slight impact or no impact at all.

## Topline

To what extent would poor vision impact your life?

78% of Americans say poor vision would have an extreme or significant impact on their life.

- Extreme impact: 51.9%
- Significant impact: 26.3%
- Moderate impact: 12.5%
- Slight impact: 5.5%
- No impact at all: 3.8%

## 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-poor-vision-on-daily-life](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#impact-of-poor-vision-on-daily-life)

## 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-poor-vision-on-daily-life](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#impact-of-poor-vision-on-daily-life)