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what is the percentage of ppl over the age of 65 that can see well without glasses?
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10%
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what is cataracts
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its a disease of the eye that thickens the lens, vision is cloudy, cannot see color, has surgical fix
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glaucoma
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fluid build up in the eye, damages the optic nerve, can result in blindness
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macular degeneration
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deterioration of the center of the retina. cannot see what is right in front. affects 1 in 6 of-those 75 years and older. leading cause of blinds among elderly.
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what is multi-infarct demntia
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mini stroke
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what is frontal lobe dementia
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personality change rather than memory loss
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parkinsons disease
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only 3% of all cases that have to do with demntia. loss of motor control.
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