According to a survey carried out in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant effect on feelings of loneliness for people living with eye conditions. Over 40 percent of respondents who had moderate or severe sight loss reported that loneliness had become somewhat worse, while around 16 percent said that it made their loneliness a lot worse.
Loneliness impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on people living with an eye condition in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020
Characteristic
A lot better
Somewhat better
No change
Somewhat worse
A lot worse
Moderate or severe sight loss and registered blind
1.7%
1.7%
39.9%
40.5%
16.2%
Normal vision or mild sight loss
1%
1.9%
68.3%
22.1%
6.7%
Eye condition: glaucoma
2.7%
1.3%
57.3%
30.7%
8%
Eye condition: AMD
2.4%
1.2%
52.4%
36.9%
7.1%
Eye conditon: cataract
1.2%
1.2%
52.4%
32.1%
13.1%
Eye condition: other
1.7%
1.7%
45.9%
34.3%
16.3%
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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Question was worded in the source as: "Thinking about different aspects of your life, please tell us if they have gotten worse or better since the COVID-19 lockdown? Loneliness"
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Conor Stewart
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Fight for Sight. (September 16, 2020). Loneliness impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on people living with an eye condition in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214122/uk-loneliness-effect-of-covid-19-on-people-with-eye-problems/
Fight for Sight. "Loneliness impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on people living with an eye condition in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214122/uk-loneliness-effect-of-covid-19-on-people-with-eye-problems/
Fight for Sight. (2020). Loneliness impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on people living with an eye condition in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214122/uk-loneliness-effect-of-covid-19-on-people-with-eye-problems/
Fight for Sight. "Loneliness Impact of The Covid-19 Lockdown on People Living with An Eye Condition in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214122/uk-loneliness-effect-of-covid-19-on-people-with-eye-problems/
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