Nigeria: Regular eye checks to prevent vision loss are important for dementia prevention — Experts

A glaucoma specialist, Professor Olusola Olawoye, has said that overwhelming evidence suggests that vision impairment in later life is associated with more rapid cognitive decline and an increased risk of dementia.

Olawoye, head of the glaucoma unit at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, said that loss of vision impacts so many aspects of people’s lives beyond just how they see the world but is implicated also in the development of dementia later in life.

She stated that a study…