Affiliation:
1. Consultant Nurse, London Northwest HealthCare Hospital NHS Trust and BJHCA Board Member
Abstract
In the UK, around 250 000 people are living with both sight loss and dementia ( Bowen et al, 2016 ). People with dementia are more likely to experience sight loss than people of their age who do not have dementia. Dementia affects the ability to understand and relate to the world and sight loss has a huge impact on the ability of the person with dementia. This article examines normal age-related eye changes and eye disease. It outlines ways to compensate for age-related changes and how to detect and treat eye disease.