Hill September 5, 2024
Nearly 1 in 5 dementia cases could be associated with vision impairment, according to a study published Thursday, suggesting better eye health could help to lower the diagnosis rate.
Dementia does not refer to a specific disease but is a general term for the impaired ability to recall, think or make decisions that inhibit daily tasks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease.
About 5.6 million Americans 65 and older have Alzheimer’s or related dementia, the study found.
Overall, up to 19 percent of dementia cases were associated with at least one vision impairment, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found.
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