Vision Impairment

Vision impairment and blindness were linked to morbidity in a study across 74 facilities. But corrective lenses may play a big role in improving resident outcomes, researchers say.

Cholesterol and diabetes drugs were found to lower the prevalence of any type of age-related macular degeneration by 15% and 22%, respectively.

The U.S. Preventive Service Task Force concludes that the evidence is currently insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms for screening for glaucoma in asymptomatic adults and for impaired...

Unaddressed vision problems may skew the results of cognitive tests and lead to inaccurate diagnoses of mild cognitive impairment, researchers say. 

The new drug, Vuity, adjusts pupil size and corrects near vision without affecting distance vision, drugmaker Allergan says.

Contrast sensitivity impairment may affect cognitive decline across more domains than other vision measures

Trial participants reported significant near-vision improvements under low-light conditions — without losing distance vision, reports Allergan, which is seeking FDA approval for the drug.

Ocular hypertension led to glaucoma in about half of patients over two decades, and to at least some vision loss in 25%. The findings may help clinicians and patients make personalized choices about managing...

People with both visual and hearing impairments are twice as likely to develop dementia as their peers with only one impairment or normal sensory function, investigators say.

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