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Can you recommend some good resources for seniors with vision loss? My husband was recently diagnosed with macular degeneration, which has deteriorated his central vision, and he’s become very ...

Dear Savvy Senior: Can you recom­mend some good resources for seniors with vision loss? My husband was recently diagnosed with macular degeneration, which has deteriorated his central vision, and he’s ...

For many of us, meeting a person with a visual impairment can be intimidating. What if we do something wrong? "It’s OK not to know," says Amanda Cornelius, a licensed clinical social worker at the ...

That’s the question everyone with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) always asks. And they melt upon themselves with calmness when I say, no, you’ll just need to do some things differently. If you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If your vision is blurry or fuzzy, or if you notice that straight lines appear curved or wavy, they could be symptoms of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Large retrospective studies have demonstrated that visual impairment is a risk factor for developing cognitive ...

If your vision is blurry or fuzzy, or if you notice that straight lines appear curved or wavy, you may have age-related ...

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 ...