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Well, yeah, have you seen the statistics on BLINDNESS in the United States? Currently, according to a vast number of studies reported on the internet, measles is being blamed for retinal damage of all kinds, including detachment.

LOL LOL In a group of 100 people over 60 most likely 75% or more have had measles and they are not all using white canes..

There are many causes for detached retinas and measles is not one of them .... measles are a risk to the eyes of an unborn baby.. years ago that rarely happened because most women had measles as a child.. but with artificial immunity that has worn off the unborn babies of 20 somethings are at greater not less risk today

Measles can cause loss of vision by several different mechanisms.

For instance, measles can cause a keratitis, inflammation of the cornea, that can result in scarring and opacities of the cornea.

Measles can cause a uveitis, inflammation of the internal structures of the eye, also resulting in loss of vision.

In severe cases, measles can cause an encephalitis, inflammation of the brain, that can lead to blindness and even death.

You are hanging your hat on the fact that the term "measles blindness" is restricted to damage to the cornea ALTHOUGH we knew measles can cause damage to the inner wall of the eye to which the retina is attached. That, in turn, can lead in later years to premature aging of those tissues, and with that, blood leaking in between the retina and the eye wall.

There are numerous other names for all sorts of eye injuries that can ultimately result in blindness.

http://www.nei.nih.gov/eyedata/pbd_tables.asp will provide you with the current information regarding low vision and blindness in the United States by age group. Your 75% of old folks are definitely suffering and by the time you are 80 YOU ARE DOOMED!