Coping and Preventing Vision Loss over 60

You can protect yourself from age-related vision loss. At this point in laser technology, prevention is your best bet for age-related for far-sightedness is a steady diet rich in Vitamins A, C, E, zinc, and beta carotene—the same could be said for children & teen’s eye health. They can also endeavor to keep their Type 2 diabetes from getting out of control and creating diabetic complications like glaucoma, cataracts, and diabetic retinopathy. Some studies show that people with untreated glaucoma are 5 to 6 times as likely to be involved in a serious car collision.

Laser surgery can solve some eye diseases, even clean up cellular build-up that could lead to macular degeneration that affect age-related vision loss. However, lasik at this point cannot eliminate your need for reading glasses, or age-related far-sightedness. This is because the muscles of the retina and the focusing pupil have been weakened, flattened irreparably. Until a medical advancement solves this problem, it’s up to you to install “task lighting’ at home and work to keep your eyes safe.

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