Senior Eye-Health Month

It’s normal for our vision to change as we get older. With proper eye-care, we can manage the way these changes affect our lives and the way we live it. You might just need new glasses, contact lenses, or better lighting in your house.

To make sure, it is important that you get an annual exam with your doctor to know if you are experiencing any symptoms and signs of the following eye-related conditions:
Skin Conditions Typical of the Senior Population

1. Presbyopia – when your eyes start having trouble focusing on objects that are close up; they may also entail headaches due to eye-strain
2. Cataracts – entails blurry, cloudy, or dim vision; at earlier stages, simply changing your eyeglass or contact lens prescription is all you need
3. Floaters – these are shadows of vitreous, which is the gel-like substance that makes the eye round, cast on the retina; they can appear as spots, threadlike strands, or squiggly lines that drift around, even when your eye stops moving
4. Dry eyes – this can happen at any age, but are more common in people older than 65; this condition can also be an after-effect of hormonal changes that take place in the body as we age

Apart from the changes in the quality of your eyesight, there are other physical changes that may simultaneously occur. Pupils get smaller and may not open as wide as they did before. Eyelids may also droop and become inflamed.

You can get advice from your home care provider about the steps you can take in preserving your eyesight.