Accompanying aging is a disease, which is also why no one wants to enter this stage of life.Cardiovascular, osteoporosis, hearing loss, dementia ... known as the most common diseases of old age.Among these diseases, the dementia seems to appear early but sometimes people do not notice.
In fact, a 2024 study by the University of Loughborough (UK) found that, before the dementia was diagnosed, some patients may have eye symptoms.
But what is the exact dementia?What are the signs of intellectual decline?What is the early sign of an intellectual decline in the eye?
What is intellectual decline?
Dr. Brooke T. Johnson, an Endeavor Health Neurological Dr., said that the dementia is a common term that refers to a serious cognitive function impairment, affecting daily life.
"It affects memory, thinking, orientation, understanding, calculation ability, learning capacity, language and judgment.", Dr. Brooke T. Johnson said.
The most common type of intelligence is Alzheimer's disease.There are also a number of other types of intellectual dementia listed by Dr. Johnson including: blood vessel dementia, Lewy mental dementia or a rare type of intellectual decline is considered a visual variant....
Intelligence is a common term refers to a serious cognitive function, affecting daily life.Photo Monty Rakusen/Getty
The relationship between vision changes and early dementia
Dr. Johnson explained the relationship between a person's dementia and vision as follows: "Intellectual decline can affect the frontal and temples (of the brain), causing object identification problems. Some vision changes may be an early sign of intellectual decline, including loss of contrast sensitivity, color identification, sharpness and object recognition ", she said.
These symptoms may also be caused by other eye diseases.They may occur before memory decline appears.According to research "Vision can predict memory loss 12 years before being diagnosed - new research" of the University of Loughborough, visual sensitivity can predict memory loss 12 years before the disease is diagnosed.Therefore, vision tests can detect early dementia.
Other early signs of intellectual decline
In addition to vision changes is one of the most common symptoms of early dementia, Dr. Johnson said that there are some other manifestations that are also considered as a warning sign of this situation.They include changing mood, difficult to find words to speak, wrong objects, lost in familiar areas and inability to complete familiar tasks - especially tasks that require functional functions.Operating, such as balancing books or multitasking ...
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Recognize how important the early signs of intellectual decline?
Dr. Johnson said there was no cure for dementia, but if detected early, it would be more beneficial.
"When detected early, the patient can change the lifestyle and have appropriate treatments to help slow the disease process. Some of the lifestyle changes should be performed, including physical exercise and crystal.Spirit, social connection, healthy diet, good quality sleep, smoking cut, limited alcohol consumption ...", she said.
Why should you go to the doctor's doctor
Visiting the vision can signal the early dementia, but besides that, Dr. Johnson said that the increase of age will also lead to some eye disorders, such as glaucoma, cataractand degenerate gold spots.These conditions cause vision impairment, which can affect daily activities.Therefore, Dr. Johnson said that it is important to see an annual eyeist to grasp his health status better, especially for people with diabetes and hypertension.
Dr. Johnson emphasized that not all memory problems are dementia and some diseases can be easily treated.So, if you worry about your memory, it is important to see a doctor right away.