Eye Care Concerns for Seniors
Cataracts can cause severe visual impairment and even blindness, and they often arise due to the aging process. The eyes cloud up due to the cataract and cause the person’s vision to degrade as the eyes become more clouded. The good news is that there are procedures that can help with this.
There are many elderly people driving on the roads today in their own car. If they do not have routine visits with an eye doctor then they may have clouding of their vision. This can cause the person to be unable to see to the side of them or even directly in front of them. This makes them a danger on the road and it can put them at risk of injury or death also. An eye exam must be done for elderly patients annually to measure the clouding of the eyes and look for cataracts.
Cataracts cause the inability to see and when elderly cannot see it is common to cause the person to fall down by tripping over objects and other things. They may fall down stairs, in the shower, and in other areas in the house. The unfortunate event is that these cataracts can be fixed but many people don’t realize that the problem is in the vision. Broken bones occur more often with a fall in the elderly because as you age your bones weaken. Every fall is more dangerous and can decrease your longevity with each break. It is very important for an eye exam to take place with elderly on a regular basis.
Seniors often are misdiagnosed with problems like osteoporosis or other things when all they needed was their eyes checked and their cataracts to be fixed by replacing the lenses in their eyes. Elderly people fall down often and break bones. They risk themselves and others when they drive on the highway without being able to see. There is a fix for cataracts. Seniors should make an eye doctor visit a habit.
