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
D’Ambrosio Eye Care at 800-325-3937, visit D’Ambrosio
Eye Care,
Google+ or facebook.com/dambrosioeyecare so that
we can help.
D'Ambrosio Eye Care provides eye care for patients throughout
greater Boston, central and western Massachusetts with office locations at 479
Old Union Turnpike, Lancaster, Massachusetts 01523, 865 Merriam Avenue, Suite
119, Leominster, Massachusetts 01453, 100 Powder Mill Road, Acton,
Massachusetts 01720, 413 Main Street, Athol, Massachusetts 01331, 74 Main
Street, Gardner, Massachusetts 01440 and 255 Park Avenue, Suite 606, Worcester,
Massachusetts 01609
