Trends in Vision and Hearing Among Older Americans

By Page Editor, on December 5th, 2010

Aging Trends by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Reports statistics on visual impairment, which increases steadily with age. 92% of people 70 years old or older wear glasses, 32% of those age 85 or older have trouble seeing even with glasses, and over 1.8 million non-institutionalized elderly report difficulty with activities of daily living because of visual impairment.

The leading causes of visual impairment and blindness among the elderly are: cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy.

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