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Annual Review of Vision Science

Volume 2, 2016

Vision and Aging

Abstract

Research on aging and vision has increased dramatically over the past few decades. Changes in our visual capacities in later adulthood have the potential to impact our ability to perform common everyday visual tasks such as recognizing objects, reading, engaging in mobility activities, and driving, thus influencing the quality of our life and well-being. Here, we discuss several common visual problems in older adults that cause performance problems in the visual tasks of everyday living and when exacerbated are related to the development of common eye conditions and diseases of aging.

Keyword(s): aging, dark adaptation, scotopic vision, spatial contrast sensitivity, visual processing speed
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Vision and Aging
Annual Review of Vision Science 2, 255 (2016); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-vision-111815-114550
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