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On this page, the Visual Snow Initiative, shares an overview of key statistics, based on published clinical research, regarding the prevalence, symptoms, and global impact of Visual Snow Syndrome.

of global population experience Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS)

0 -3%

years old is the average age

will see static (with eyes open and closed)

0 %

have impaired night vision (nyctalopia)

0 %

experience migraines

0 %

experience headaches

0 %

experience tinnitus

0 %

have impaired night vision (nyctalopia)

0 %

experience paresthesia (“pins and needles”)

0 %

22%

experience tremors (involuntary, unintentional, rhythmic movements of the body)

50-60%

have mild balance disorders

40%

experience dissociative symptoms

81%

see excessive floaters

51.9%

have convergence insufficiency

0 %

have accommodative insufficiency

0 %

have normal uncorrected visual acuity

0 %

are nearsighted (myopic)

0 %

are farsighted (hyperopic)

0 %

had a sudden start to their symptoms

26- 0 %

experienced symptoms during childhood

0 %

reported a family history of similar visual disturbances

0 %

report their visual snow is monochromatic

73- 0 %

report their visual snow is achromatic

0 %

report worsening symptoms due to environmental factors

0 %

reported symptom reduction with chromatic filters

80- 0 %

preferred chromatic tints

80- 0 %

preferred yellow-blue spectrum filter

0 %

preferred BPI-Mu filter

0 %

preferred BPI-Omega filter

0 %

preferred FL-41 filter

25- 0 %

have issues with balance (difficulty maintaining body position/stability)

0 %

reported improved symptoms with oculomotor therapy

0 %

Visual Snow Syndrome affects people of all ages and backgrounds around the world, with no sex prevalence.

Among patients with Visual Snow Syndrome, males and females are equally represented.

Before 2019, it took an average of up to 9 years for an individual with Visual Snow Syndrome to receive an accurate diagnosis (due to the lack of awareness amongst the majority medical professionals).

For those who experienced the onset of Visual Snow Syndrome during childhood, symptoms started on average at 12.8 years old, with the youngest cases of developing Visual Snow Syndrome being at around 8-9 years old.

Since Sierra Domb founded Visual Snow Initiative in 2018, the number of research and publications for Visual Snow Syndrome has quadrupled.

Chromatic filters reduced palinopsia and photosensitivity by 50% on average.

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Visual Snow Statistics

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22%

experience tremors (involuntary, unintentional, rhythmic movements of the body)

50-60%

have mild balance disorders

40%

experience dissociative symptoms

81%

see excessive floaters

51.9%

have convergence insufficiency

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