"Despite a general increase in health conditions like
diabetes that can harm vision, Americans over 65 are about half as
likely as their counterparts a generation ago to report having seriously
impaired vision, according to a new U.S. study," according to a Reuters story posted on MSNBC. "Using two large national surveys, researchers found the percentage of
older adults who said they needed help performing daily tasks because
of severe vision problems fell from 3.5 percent in 1984 to 1.7 percent
in 2010. Those whose poor eyesight made it difficult to read or make out
certain objects declined from 23 percent in 1984 to 10 percent in 2010." Read more.
On the surface, this appears to contradict the Prevent Blindness America study, which this blog reported about a couple of days ago. It stated, "The number of Americans at risk for age-related eye diseases is
increasing as the baby-boomer generation ages." It doesn't. The difference is simple. Baby-boomers have better eye health than their parents and grandparents, but the vision of baby-boomer still is slipping. Why? They're getting old.
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