Eye Care and Dementia
Max Wallack at “Alzheimer’s Reading Room” shares University of Michigan Medical School’s findings on the link between sufficient eye care, and the development of dementia. This is predominately due to the limitations that poor vision can cause. One out of Five Americans over 50 has a vision impairment. Adequate eye care is necessary for mental health.
Dr. Mary Rogers, a research Assistant Professor at University of Michigan Medical School, and her
colleague, Kenneth Langa, a Professor of Internal Medicine at University of Michigan Medical School, have conducted a Medicare study which shows that “those with poor vision who visited an ophthalmologist at least once for an eye exam were 64% less likely to develop dementia.”
Problems which if not corrected increased the risk of dementia included cataracts, glaucoma, and retinal problems. It certainly makes sense that significantly decreasing an individual’s sensory input would increase their risk of dementia.
Poor vision may make it less likely for an individual to read, do puzzles, socialize, even take walks. These are precisely the type of activities that lower the risk of Alzheimer's Disease.
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