The Aging Eye Preventing and Treating Eye Disease
If your sight is precious to you...if you are age 50 or older...I hope you will order this report from Harvard Medical School.
The Aging Eye is written specifically for adults over 50. If you are one, you are increasingly at risk for one of four disorders that pose a threat to vision as you grow older: cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy.
Age is the main risk factor for these diseases. For example, half of all people between the ages of 65 and 74 have cataracts; after age 75, about 70% do. And glaucoma is most common in people over 60.
When it comes to your vision, as you grow older you've got to be wiser too.
That means knowing the steps you can take to prevent these vision problems. You should also know the warning signs, how a diagnosis is made, and what are the best treatment options.
The Aging Eye will help you determine your risk of developing these disorders. It will describe the symptoms, update you on advances in diagnostic testing, and share news about advances in surgery and breakthroughs in the development of disease-arresting medications.
You'll learn what a cataract is (it's not a film on the eye)...why the "air-puff" test for glaucoma is sometimes wrong (and which test is much more accurate)...how your diet and lifestyle can decrease your risk of macular degeneration...and much more.
Plus, the report will show you ways to relieve dry eye syndrome. You'll see how a procedure called conductive keratoplasty compares to LASIK to correct vision. You'll find out what causes "floaters" and "flashes." And you'll be alerted to those symptoms that signal a sight-imperiling emergency that demands immediate treatment.
Our eyes change as we get older. That's a truth we can do little about. It's the consequences we can change. Order your copy of The Aging Eye today!
To your good health,
Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Senior Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Editor in Chief, Harvard Health Publications
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