Aging Eyes: Simple Steps to Prevent Four Common Vision Threats
As people age, four common eye conditions—diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration—rise in risk, but most vision loss can be prevented or delayed through regular eye exams (starting after age 45 or when diabetes is diagnosed), a healthy lifestyle, controlling blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol, protecting eyes from UV light, and timely treatments such as cataract surgery or glaucoma management; support and rehabilitation options are available for those with visual impairment.
