Aging Eye Explained: Vision Changes, Cataracts & Glaucoma | Mayo Clinic Aging Forward Podcast
How does getting older have an effect on your imaginative and prescient—and what are you able to do to guard it?
In this episode of Aging Forward, Dr. Christina Chen is joined by neuro-ophthalmologist Dr. John Chen to interrupt down how your eyes change over time and what’s regular vs. regarding. From studying glasses in your 40s to cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration, they clarify the most typical age-related eye situations—and the way early detection can protect your sight.
You’ll be taught:
• Why imaginative and prescient adjustments after age 45 are anticipated
• The largest threats to eyesight as you age
• Early warning indicators you shouldn’t ignore
• How eye well being connects to mind well being and dementia danger
• The significance of standard eye exams after 60
• Treatments that may restore or protect imaginative and prescient
They additionally discover how imaginative and prescient loss impacts independence, psychological well being, and high quality of life—and what new applied sciences could supply for the way forward for eye care.
Protect your imaginative and prescient. Protect your independence.
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0:00 Why Eye Health Matters
0:58 Meet Neuro-Ophthalmologist Dr. John Chen
1:35 What Neuro-Ophthalmology Treats
2:18 Normal Eye Changes With Aging
3:43 Understanding Floaters and Blind Spots
4:36 Cataracts, Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma
7:23 Why Eye Health Is Overlooked
8:20 Importance of Annual Eye Exams
9:24 Macular Degeneration Symptoms and Treatment
11:48 Risk Factors for Aging Eye Disease
12:38 Diabetes, Vascular Health, and Vision
14:09 Lifestyle Habits That Protect Vision
15:36 Vision Loss, Function, and Independence
16:38 Driving Safety and Visual Impairment
18:27 Adapting to Vision Loss
19:43 Vision, Cognition, and Brain Health
23:25 When to Get Comprehensive Eye Exams
24:42 Current Treatments and Future Technologies
28:27 Three Steps to Protect Vision
29:35 What Aging Forward Means
