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A new survey from the National Council on Aging and the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement has found that over 70% of low-income women “say they are not confident about their ability to ...
Older women are also more likely than older men to have multiple medical conditions, disabilities, difficulties with daily activities, autoimmune illness, depression and anxiety, uncontrolled high ...
Ophthalmology. Toxic and nutritional optic neuropathy is a group of medical disorders defined by visual impairment due to optic nerve damage secondary to a toxic substance and/or nutritional deficiency. The causes of these disorders are various, but they are linked by shared signs and symptoms, which this article will describe.
Optic neuropathy is damage to the optic nerve from any cause. The optic nerve is a bundle of millions of fibers in the retina that sends visual signals to the brain. Damage and death of these nerve cells, or neurons, leads to characteristic features of optic neuropathy. The main symptom is loss of vision, with colors appearing subtly washed out ...
Glaucoma leads to peripheral vision loss and blindness in advanced disease. Hearing: Age-related hearing loss or presbycusis is a common condition in people over the age of 65. Studies have shown that elderly with hearing loss are more likely to be involved in crashes and commit traffic violations.
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Vision rehabilitation (often called vision rehab) is a term for a medical rehabilitation to improve vision or low vision. In other words, it is the process of restoring functional ability and improving quality of life and independence in an individual who has lost visual function through illness or injury. [1] [2] Most visual rehabilitation ...
Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, has become a hugely popular medication thanks to its effectiveness for weight loss. But a growing body of research has linked the ...