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Understanding Vision Changes
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How aging affects vision and what you can do to protect your eyesight.
As we age, changes in our eyes—like presbyopia, glare sensitivity, and risk of diseases such as cataracts or AMD—can impact our vision. WVIA’s Lydia McFarlane explores how regular eye exams and a healthy lifestyle can help maintain eyesight in the face of age-related challenges.
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Keystone Edition is a local public television program presented by WVIA
Keystone Edition
Understanding Vision Changes
Clip: 4/21/2025 | 1m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
As we age, changes in our eyes—like presbyopia, glare sensitivity, and risk of diseases such as cataracts or AMD—can impact our vision. WVIA’s Lydia McFarlane explores how regular eye exams and a healthy lifestyle can help maintain eyesight in the face of age-related challenges.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipAs we age, our eyes undergo several changes that can affect vision.
The lens of the eye becomes less flexible over time, leading to difficulties focusing on close objects, a condition known as presbyopia.
The retina also becomes more sensitive to light, and the pupil's ability to dilate decreases, making it harder to see in low-light conditions.
According to an article from the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, looking into a project analyzing standardized Pennsylvania data and national reports of people who are blind or have low vision, looking at the state of Pennsylvania, the overall prevalence of visual impairment is 6%.
The county's prevalence ranges from 2.5% to 10.4% within the state.
Additionally, the risk of developing eye conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, increases.
These changes may lead to blurry vision, difficulty reading, or problems with glare, but regular eye checkups and a healthy lifestyle can help manage these effects and preserve vision for as long as possible.
For WVIA News, I'm Lydia McFarlane.
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