Many people seem to think that
getting older and normal aging results in an almost certain loss of cognitive
abilities and nothing can be done to slow or halt this decline. Research
doesn’t actually support this thinking, especially with regard to maintaining
good vision and hearing.
Researchers studied a group of people
50+ years of age from the Health
and Retirement Study (HRS), the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) and
the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) and found that there is a clear pattern
whereby seniors who work to avoid sensory impairment-particularly vision and
hearing-do not experience the same magnitude or speed of cognitive decline as
those who have a single sensory impairment and more so a dual sensory
impairment. The message is quite simple-seniors and those at risk for age
related memory loss and cognitive decline need to be sure to maintain their eye
health and vision and hearing.
If
you or someone you know-especially those in the senior age group-has not had a
thorough eye health and vision exam, please schedule an appointment at Northwest Indiana Eye
& Laser Center at 219-464-8223, or visit Northwest Indiana
Eye & Laser Center, Google or facebook.com/nwindianaeyeandlaser.
Northwest
Indiana Eye & Laser Center offices are located at 502 Marquette Street,
Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 and 1001 South Edgewood Drive, Knox, Indiana 46354.
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