Editor’s Note
Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and impairments that affect older adults. With this in mind, we at the local Visiting Angels office in Salem have created this series of articles to keep our older population and their families informed and to offer some practical advice for meeting the challenges faced by seniors and those who care for them.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), vision loss is one of the most common disabilities suffered by both adults and children in the U.S. The CDC reports that 12 million Americans over the age of 40 experience some type of vision problem, and 4.2 million of those Americans are legally blind or have low vision.