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Topic- Vision
Stats: Cognitive impairment risk 137% higher with sight problem
Forty-four percent of older adults with untreated sight conditions may be at increased risk of dementia, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of 16 studies involving more than 76,000 participants ages 50 and above. Further, the likelihood of having a cognitive impairment was 137% higher among people who had a sight problem compared to those who did not.
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Poor eyesight unfairly mistaken for brain decline
Millions of older people with poor vision are at risk of being misdiagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, according to a study from the University of South Australia. Cognitive tests that rely on vision-dependent tasks could be skewing results in up to a quarter of people over age 50 who have undiagnosed visual problems such as cataracts or age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It's something to be aware of if members and residents seem to be losing cognition. They may be reluctant to acknowledge vision problems.
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