Vision and eye health are critical components of aging and consequently influence cognitive health, Bonnielin Swenor, PhD, MPH, of the Wilmer Eye Institute, said at the Prevent Blindness: Focus on Eye Health National Summit in Washington.
“In this country, in 2019 alone, it’s estimated that we’ll spend about $290 billion caring for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia [ADRD],” Swenor said, adding that the number of people with ADRD will triple by 2050, “an astronomical increase.”
There is a relationship between vision health and
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