Vision Issues in Your Golden Years
As you get into your golden years (that is 65 and beyond)),
you will have noticed the deterioration of your vision. As a matter of fact,
vision loss begins as early as in the 30s, and its deterioration accelerates in
the 40s and 50s. Now, if you are already in your golden years, you might have
much impaired vision, especially they could have been aggravated by your
decline in health, such as getting diabetes. Getting older will take its toll
on your body in many ways and your eyesight is just one thing that will start
to deteriorate with age.
Some of
the obvious signs and symptoms of vision deterioration are: difficulty in
focusing (slower and less accurate)—a condition known as presbyopia, which is caused by
the hardening of the eyes’ lenses; difficulty in seeing either long or short
distance objects -- vision conditions that are known as either nearsightedness or farsightedness.
Presbyopia
will result in difficulty to read or doing work that requires accurate focus;
nearsightedness or farsightedness may require you to wear bifocals or different
eyeglasses.
Other
problematic issues with vision loss include an increased risk of age-related
eye diseases, such as glaucoma, macular degeneration and cataracts. These
problems can lead to severe eyesight issues if they are not taken care of
immediately.
In your
golden years, take extra care of your vision health and eyesight issues to
reduce the risk of blindness further down the road. Check your health,
especially your eye health, on a regular basis. This may play a pivotal role in
preventing further deterioration or even blindness. Prevention is always better
than a cure.
Make
sure that you have eye tests done at least twice a year and if you start to
notice a decline in your ability to focus or see clearly.
To
correct your vision problem, many eye doctors and opticians are quick to
prescribe corrective lenses or even talk about the possibility of having
surgery to fix any vision problem. The advice here is think carefully
before you make a decision.
Consider
the use of eye exercises to help correct nearsightedness, farsightedness or
presbyopia. Eye exercises are easy and simple to do and you can even do them in
your own home. A few exercises each day can really help to improve your vision
significantly. However, it is important to be consistent and persevering in
your eye exercise regimen (this applies to any physical exercise as well).
Curing your vision loss is not an overnight endeavor.
Most
vision problems, whether nearsightedness, farsightedness, or presbyopia, have
to do with eye stress and strain affecting the shape of the eyes, and hence
their capability to focus correctly. Of course, the eyes cannot be relaxed if
the body and mind are not. Therefore, it is important to have a holistic approach
to vision health..
If you
are in your golden years, it is important to have a holistic approach to your
health and wellness, which is the wisdom in happy and successful aging.
My book Your Golden Years and Santa Claus shows you the wisdom in happy and
successful aging in the golden years. It is a holistic and comprehensive
approach to dealing with vision loss and other health issues, as well as
changes and challenges, encountered late in life.
Stephen Lau
Copyright© 2018 by Stephen Lau
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