Dr. Grossman’s Blog

A recent study out of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles shows that Latinos are developing eye diseases at higher rates than any other ethnic group in the country.  The Hispanic population has a higher propensity toward such disease as diabetic retinopathy and cataracts.  According to researchers, almost 20 percent of subjects over the age of 80 have become visually impaired and 3.8 percent have become blind in both eyes (http://juantornoe.blogs.com/hispanictrending/2010/05/us-latinos-highest-rates-of-eye-disease.html.)