What are the effects of aging on your vision? How does aging effect vision? What is aging vision?

As you age, it is normal to notice changes in your vision. A few common changes for older adults include:
- Losing the ability to see up close
- Having trouble distinguishing colors, such as blue from black
- Needing more time to adjust to changing levels of light
While many of these problems are often easily corrected with glasses, contact lenses, and improved lighting may help, it is important to understand our risk for some eye diseases and conditions increases as we grow older, and some eye changes are more serious. And of course, as an optometrist, one of my most important pieces of advice is to keep your eyes as healthy as possible by getting regular eye exams so any problems can be spotted early!
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⏱️ Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
01:29 Tip #1 to protect your vision
02:52 Normal changes in your aging eye
03:51 Everyone over age 50 needs a dilated eye exam yearly & more
06:12 Tip #2 to protect your vision
07:23 Eye Diseases & Conditions
13:26 Signs of an eye emergency
15:48 Summary
Tip #1 - Have your eyes checked regularly by an eye care professional - either an ophthalmologist or optometrist like me. Finding and treating any problems early can help protect your vision and prevent vision loss.
Make a list of your questions and concerns to share with the doctor. Tell them which medications you are taking. Some can affect your eyes.
Normal changes in the aging eye usually do not harm your vision. However, sometimes they can be signs of a more serious problem.
For example, your eyes may leak tears. This can happen with light sensitivity, wind, or temperature changes. Sunglasses and eye drops may help. Sometimes, leaking tears may be a symptom of dry eye or sign of an infection or blocked tear duct. Your eye care professional can treat these problems.
Many people don’t notice any signs or symptoms in the early stages of eye diseases. A dilated eye exam performed by an eye care professional is the only way to find some common eye diseases while they’re easier to treat - and before they cause vision loss.
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Thank you for this thorough video.

[@madharivinaykumar4874]

Madam macular dystrophy can be treated

[@HaleyMary]

I notice in recent years that I have trouble seeing in the dark and I can't see colors that don't contrast well. I can't see white on white very well, black on black or grey on grey. I was diagnosed with epithelial basement membrane dystrophy last spring. Is my trouble seeing different shaded colors just aging or part of my eye disease?

[@bubbasizemore4556]

Sounds like cataracts