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Challenge #2: Vision issues. As you get older, your eyesight can change. Maybe it’s more difficult to read traffic signs or see clearly at night. It might take you longer to react to things that ...
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 ...
Show comments. Some 4% of U.S. adults aged 65 and older say they have been diagnosed with dementia, a rate that reached 13% for those at least 85-years old, according to a report of a national ...
Central serous chorioretinopathy ( CSC or CSCR ), also known as central serous retinopathy ( CSR ), is an eye disease that causes visual impairment, often temporary, usually in one eye. [1] [2] When the disorder is active it is characterized by leakage of fluid under the retina that has a propensity to accumulate under the central macula.
Functional visual loss (FVL) also known as Functional vision loss or Nonorganic visual loss (NOVL) is a reduction in visual acuity or loss of visual field that has no physiological or organic basis. This disease can come under the spectrum of functional neurological disorder or somatic symptom disorder .
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.
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.
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 ...