Joe Rogan Experience #2537 - David Sinclair · Aired Aug 7, 2026
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Approximately 40 million people in the United States suffer from glaucoma.
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CDC-backed research, a 2022 study published in JAMA Ophthalmology, puts the number of Americans with glaucoma at about 4.2 million, with roughly 1.5 million having vision-affecting glaucoma. Forty million overstates that by close to tenfold.
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Is it true that Approximately 40 million people in the United States suffer from glaucoma?
No, not as stated. 5 million having vision-affecting glaucoma. Forty million overstates that by close to tenfold. David Sinclair said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2537 - David Sinclair, aired Aug 7, 2026, at 14:09. The supporting source is michiganmedicine.org, linked below.
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