Vision impairment linked to dementia
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•Treating eyesight issues could prevent one in five dementia cases, study finds
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Up to one in five cases of dementia in older people might be avoided if problems with eyesight are prevented or treated.
World Health Organization says there are 55 million people living with dementia globally.
Experts have long stressed such conditions are not an inevitable part of ageing.
But a new study suggests up to 19% of dementia cases could be attributed to vision impairments.
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