Many people seem to think
that getting older and normal aging results in an almost certain loss of
cognitive abilities and nothing can be done to slow or halt this decline.
Research doesn’t actually support this thinking, especially with regard to
maintaining good vision and hearing. Researchers
studied a group of people 50+ years of age from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), the English Longitudinal
Study of Ageing (ELSA) and the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in
Europe (SHARE) and found that there is a
clear pattern whereby seniors who work to avoid sensory impairment-particularly
vision and hearing-do not experience the same magnitude or speed of cognitive
decline as those who have a single sensory impairment and more so a dual
sensory impairment. The message is quite simple-seniors and those at risk fir
age related memory loss and cognitive decline need to be sure to maintain their
eye health and vision and hearing.
If
you or someone you know-especially those in the senior age group-has not had a
thorough eye health and vision exam, please schedule an appointment at The Eye Care & Surgery Center at 908-789-8999, visit The Eye Care
& Surgery Center,
Google
or facebook.com/eyecareandsurgerycenter to schedule an appointment.
The Eye Care & Surgery Center is located at 592 Springfield
Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey 07090, 10 Mountain Boulevard, Warren, New Jersey
07059 and 517 Route One South, Suite 1100, Iselin, New Jersey 08830, and is conveniently located for patients from throughout
central and northern New Jersey.
