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Eye Health, July 2014
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While many of us struggle with vision problems, the elderly are more prone to diseases of the eye causing sight loss.  That said, eye diseases are not a normal part of aging.  So, if you notice vision loss or other new eye symptoms in someone you love, it is important to not assume it is something inevitable.  In fact, many eye diseases are preventible and treatable. 

It is important to know the common eye problems that are more likely to occur in old age because some diseases can be slowed or stopped with treatment in early stages - preventing significant sight loss.  Routine eye exams are one of the easiest and best things you can do to protect your eyes and the eyes of someone you love.



One in three Americans over the age of 65 will develop some form of vision loss due to an age-related eye problem. Worldwide, 82% of those living with blindness are over the age of 50. This healthcare issue is often not discussed and can be missed by doctors. Part of the problem in detecting it is that some people do not want to admit they are losing their eyesight because they want to avoid dealing with sight loss, embarrassment about age-related decline, or fear of losing their independence.


Your mother may have been on the right track about carrots protecting your eyes after all. It turns out that as we age, we can develop all sorts of eye related problems - some of which may cause vision loss. As with most age-related physical problems, one way to ward off what seems like an inevitable decline is through our diets.

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We could never understand the full impact of what it would be like to lose our eyesight unless it happened to us. I am beginning to understand as I watch my Dad, who is losing his sight, go through the process. He had lost the sight in his right eye many years ago and recently the other eye has begun to fail him.
 
 
In This Issue:
Sight Loss In the Elderly
Save Your Eyes with Food
Living with Vision Loss
Free MySage Tools
Time for an Eye Check Up!
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Lori Paterno, M.Ed., Sage Life Technologies, LLC

This is the month of our nation's "independence," and I can think of no better way to celebrate than to preserve our personal independence by protecting our eyesight. 

 

Opthamologists often see patients who come to them with preventable advanced eye diseases. 

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