Notes from Youville
Notes from Youville: Facing up to Vision Loss
Joanne Parsons, president and CEO of Youville Assisted Living, provides a brief overview of common visual ailments affecting seniors today.
When was your last eye exam? If it’s been so long that you can’t remember, now might be a good time to call your ophthalmologist–– especially if you are over 60. Today, over 7 million seniors suffer from decreasing vision. Over the next few decades, that tally is expected to double as the senior population increases. Research is still making important discoveries about the causes of vision loss. Some conditions, like cataracts, now have surgical cures that work for almost everyone. Others, like macular degeneration, have less effective treatments and the root causes are still unclear. The following is a brief overview of common visual ailments affecting seniors today: Age-related macular degeneration: This is the most common type of …
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6:33 am on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
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