Addressing vision impairments could help with dementia prevention, as vision impairment is linked to 19% of dementia cases in older adults. The PAF of dementia associated with at least one vision ...

Cross-sectional analysis of the prospective Low Vision Rehabilitation Outcomes Study included 28 US centers and assessed pre/post rehabilitation function using the Activity Inventory general ...

Up to 19% of prevalent dementia cases may be attributable to impaired vision, a cross-sectional analysis suggested. Contrast sensitivity impairment showed the strongest relationship, followed by near ...

In 2019, 57 million people worldwide were living with dementia, a figure expected to soar to 153 million by 2050. A recent Lancet Commission report suggests that nearly half of dementia cases could be ...

Declines in vision impairment among people with diabetes appear to have plateaued, according to 20-year CDC data, and there's now even a hint of an increase in more recent years. Over the two-decade ...

About 12 million Americans over the age of 40 are blind or visually impaired, according to the CDC. Because of the variety of visual impairments that exist, it’s difficult to generalize about the ...

People with untreated visual impairments were significantly more likely to develop dementia, according to a new study. Previous studies have shown a link between cognitive and vision health. This ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression were higher among men aged 50 years and older with vision ...

A person with peripheral vision loss has difficulty seeing things above, below, or at the side without turning their head. This type of vision loss is also known as tunnel vision. Tunnel vision can ...