What is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the eye's optic nerve and result in vision loss and blindness. There are several types of glaucoma that caregivers should know about in order to help their elderly parents.
Gene Variation: Study Reveals How it Can Cause Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Your Aging Parent
A team of researchers has determined that variations in certain genes involved in fighting infection can successfully predict the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in seniors.
What to Expect if Your Aging Parent Undergoes Cataract Surgery
When symptoms are present and cataracts are diagnosed, the urgency for surgery may vary in seniors depending on their level of activity.
Information for Seniors About Glaucoma
Glaucoma is detected through a comprehensive eye exam. Treatments, including medication and surgery, delay progression of the disease, but do not restore eyesight that has already been lost.
Glaucoma Causes Vision Loss and Blindness If Your Aging Parent Goes Untreated
Early diagnosis and treatment in the elderly can protect aginst serious vision loss due to glaucoma.
Immediate Treatment in Elderly Can Delay Progression of Glaucoma
Researchers have found that immediately treating seniors who have early stage glaucoma can delay progression of the disease.
Helping Seniors Live with Low Vision
If you’re caring for a family member with impaired vision due to glaucoma, there are many things you can do to help.
The Options for the Elderly in Cataract Surgery
By age 80, more than half of all Americans either have a cataract or have had cataract surgery.
Elderly Individuals Over 80 Are More At Risk for Cataracts
A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. By age 80, more than half of all Americans either have a cataract or have had cataract surgery.
The Basics of Age-Related Macular Degeneration for Caregivers
Find out what macular degeneration is, why it puts aging individuals at risk, and how it is treated.
Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration and other senior eye diseases
Most seniors think that deteriorating eyesight is a normal part of aging, but that is not the case. Look for these warning signs that could point to a disease of the eye.