Presbyopia

The final visual difference mentioned was that she has become farsighted. She said she typically holds items, such as a newspaper, farther away to obtain an improved view of it. These changes are collectively referred to as presbyopia (Boyd & Bee, 2012, p. 396). Presbyopia is defined as the normal loss of visual perception, especially difficulty focusing on near objects (Boyd & Bee, 2012, p. 396). When questioned about differences in hearing she said, “I know I do not hear as well as I used to”…

Age-related senses involve sensory changes that occur when the aging process takes place. All senses can be affected, includes hearing loss and vision decrease which is the most affected changes in the senses along with smell, taste, and touch. When the aging process takes place senses become lessened, and it becomes harder to Differentiate details. Sensory changes in an older person can play a big role when it comes to problems with communication, certain activities, and social interactions.…

Introduction Analyzing clients must be done in the most proper and formal way possible in the counseling field. Going deep into the clients past, present and future is the biggest necessity that should be done to get properly counseled. The best guideline to follow for the person’s background is Erickson’s psychosocial theory. Erickson lays out eight developmental stages that will help form the best analysis of any client that walks into our practice. Erik Erickson recognized Freud’s…

These can be vision, hearing, and memory and reduced metabolism. Vison loss is among people age 50 and older. When you start to age you will notice it’s more difficult to focus on object which are close up because of presbyopia. This is a perfectly normal loss of focusing ability due to hardening of the lens inside your eye. Also, some people are affected by hearing loss. There is no known single cause of age-related hearing loss. Most commonly it is caused by changes…

Lasik surgery is the most common type of refractive surgery. The aimed result of the surgery is to refract light rays on the retina without damaging the surrounding cellular cells. Lasik surgery is a procedure that was developed to correct the vision problems of Nearsightedness, Long-sightedness and Astigmatism. Nearsightedness (myopia) is when you can see nearby objects clearly, but distant objects seem blurry. Long-sightedness (hyperopia) is when you can see distant objects clearly, but nearby…

attached to the top of a house in order to protect the house in the event of a storm. The Franklin stove had an inverted siphon, which drew fumes into the stove. Bifocals are glasses with two optical powers, bifocals are prescribed to people with presbyopia who require a correction for myopia, hyperopia, or an astigmatism. The glass harmonica. The glass harmonica is a musical instrument that uses a series of glass bowls or jars to create sound. Franklin also invented other things, but these are…

Aging is a natural occurrence as well as the normal changes that come with it; for example, changes in communication. In older adults, normal changes associated with aging can cause newfound communication issues. Nurses should be well aware of the common communication issues that are associated with the elderly population so that they may be able to work effectively. This paper will examine some of the barriers to communication commonly associated with the elderly such as hearing and vision loss…

How does your eye work You see using the your eye. Light is focused onto the layer of cells of the back of your eye known as the retina, light receptors on retina then receive and transmit that information to the brain. The brain, conveys and translate all that into an image. When you look at something... - The image must be reduced in size so that it can fit on the retina The scattered light must come together and must be focused onto retina to form a image Since the surface of the retina is…

This paper accompanies the pamphlet on breast self-examination (BSE). BSEs are significant for early detection of breast cancer. BSEs are recommended for all adult women, therefore, targeting a broad population from young adult women to elderly women. The pamphlet is adapted to provide health promotion education to the target population. The pamphlet uses various resources to ensure current evidenced-base practice is being taught to the clients. This paper will discuss the techniques…

Interview Assignment The person I interviewed is named Tom and he is sixty four years old. He is in the middle adulthood period of life. An individual in middle adult is between young adult and elderly, approximately 45 to 65 years of age, whose psychological task, is generativity versus stagnation. I selected this period of development because my father is in this stage and I did not know much about this period. I will be covering vision, illness and disability, speed of processing, memory,…