{"id":12559,"date":"2016-06-28T21:54:01","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T04:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accessrx.com\/blog\/?p=5721"},"modified":"2012-06-28T21:54:01","modified_gmt":"2012-06-29T04:54:01","slug":"vision-better-seniors-l0628","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/current-health-news\/vision-better-seniors-l0628\/","title":{"rendered":"Fewer Vision Problems for Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"It’s not uncommon for seniors to have trouble with their vision. Reading glasses, large print and magnifiers seem to become common tools for seniors, but a new study shows vision problems<\/a> are improving for the elderly. In 1984, 23 percent of elderly adults had difficulty reading or seeing newspaper print because of poor eyesight. By 2010, there was an age-adjusted 58 percent decrease in this kind of visual impairment.<\/p>\n

Why the change?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Researchers believe new technology and better treatments for cataracts and macular degeneration<\/a> is behind the improvement.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom 1984 until 2010, the decrease in visual impairment in those 65 and older was highly statistically significant,\u201d said Angelo P. Tanna, M.D., first author of the study. \u201cThere was little change in visual impairments in adults under the age of 65.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe findings are exciting, because they suggest that currently used diagnostic and screening tools and therapeutic interventions for various ophthalmic diseases are helping to prolong the vision of elderly Americans,\u201d Tanna said.<\/p>\n

What are the three reasons why eyesight has improved?<\/strong><\/p>\n