As Baby Boomers age, they become more and more at risk for developing AMD – but most people don’t seem to realize that.

According to Dr. Robert Thompson, chairman of the AMD Alliance International, which commissioned a survey of 70,000 adults in the United States, Canada and Europe, "The public isn’t aware of AMD, how to detect it or the available options for its treatment and rehabilitation."

Despite recommendations that adults ages 40 to 64 have an eye exam every 2 to 4 years, and that older adults be examined more frequently, 27% of American respondents said they went to their doctors for exams infrequently or not at all.