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New information shows a lot of people over 40 aren't doing everything they should to keep their eyesight as they get older.
A survey by the American Society of Retina Specialists found that 27 percent of people 40 and up say they haven't had a dilated eye exam in more than five years. That includes 13 percent who have never had one.It can help diagnose issues early, like age-related macular degeneration, which can lead to blindness.
“If people have a problem with their vision, they again just attribute it most commonly to needing glasses or having a cataract right. I think that's one thing,” said Philip Ferrone, a retina specialist. “The second is there's no pain with retinal disease, no pain, no discomfort.”“One is distortion of lines or distortion of images. So a line that you know, should be straight appears wavy. That's a problem,” Ferrone said. “You can have little blind spots in your vision.
If you're having these symptoms, or if you're over age 40 and it's been a while since your last dilated eye exam, he says it's time to make an appointment with your eye doctor.
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