"Today's senior citizens are reporting fewer visual impairment problems
than their counterparts from a generation ago, according to a new
Northwestern Medicine study," notes Medical News Today. "Improved techniques for cataract surgery and a reduction in the prevalence of macular degeneration may be the driving forces behind this change, the researchers said.
'From 1984 until 2010, the decrease in visual impairment in those 65 and
older was highly statistically significant,' said Angelo P. Tanna,
M.D., first author of the study. 'There was little change in visual
impairments in adults under the age of 65.'" Read more from this MNT post.
A June 20, 2012, post notes the report from Prevent Blindeness America, indicating a rise in eye health problems for Baby Boomers. See the post.
Old televisions and CRT monitors were not the best for the eyes..
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