Vision

• Article - Macular Degeneration: A Beginner's Guide

  Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading...

• Article - How Rehabilitation Training Can Aid Your Parent With Low Vision

  With your help or that of a rehabilitation teacher, your parent with low vision can maintain some independence. Top tips for helping him adapt.

• Checklist - 10 Gadgets That Could Help Keep Your Parents Living at Home

  10 innovative gadgets that can make it easier for your aging parents to remain independent in their home.

• Article - How to Know When Your Parent Should Stop Driving

  How to Know When Your Parent Should Stop Driving. Risk factors and warning signs that tell you it's time for a parent to stop driving.

• Article - Help Your Parent Identify Aids to Deal With Low Vision

  Modern aids make low vision far less troublesome than your parent might expect. Help him find the tools he needs to cope with his limited vision.

• Article - What to Do If Your Parents Refuse to Stop Driving

  How to keep a dangerous driver off the roads and out of harm's way -- what to do if your parents refuse to stop driving.

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Macular Degeneration: All Eyes Are on Hormone Therapy

  New research shows that taking hormones cuts a woman's risk of macular degeneration in half. But hormone therapy raises the risk for other health conditions.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Are there ways to help my vision-impaired parent stay active and safe?

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• Question - How can I help my parent continue to enjoy books after her vision loss?

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• Question - How can I help my dad, who is losing his vision from macular degeneration?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert and a Community Member

• Question - How can I persuade my dad to be honest with others about his vision problem?

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• Question - Is blurred vision a common chemo side effect?

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• Question - Should my father learn braille?

  Should a vision-impaired senior learn braille? Resources for learning braille, and other options for accessing books and printed material.

• Question - What's the best type of sunglasses for someone who has impaired vision?

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• Question - Are visual hallucinations common for people with vision loss?

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• Question - Should my parent, who has macular degeneration, take antioxidants to help stem vision loss?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How can I help my parent get her questions answered at the eye doctor's?

  Tips for helping an intimidated parent ask questions at the eye doctor's office.

• Question - How can I encourage my parent to want to learn about his eye disease?

  How to help a reluctant parent understand his eye disease, learn to slow its progression, and make the most of his remaining sight.

• Question - How can I help my parent accept her eye disease?

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• Question - Could this 'trouble" be related to his vision or could dementia be setting in?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How can I help my kids understand their grandfather's vision loss?

  Those with normal eyesight rarely understand central vision loss or its effects. Here's how to understand and explain central vision loss.

• Question - Is it true that temporary blindness is a side effect of chemo?

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• Question - Why is my elderly father having trouble driving at night?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How can I encourage my father to use his left side after his stroke?

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• Question - Should my active parent check his blood sugar during exercise?

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• Question - Is there any treatment for, "Charles Bonnet Syndrome"?

  Visual hallucinations, or Charles Bonnet syndrome, are alarming. But visual hallucinations with vision loss are probably not a mental problem.

• Question - My dad eats lots of sweets and doesn't like to drink water--could he have diabetes?

  Find out if a sweet tooth or a lack of thirst are symptoms for type 2 diabetes.

• Question - My mom has macular degeneration, but still insists on driving. Is there anything I can do?

  My mother has macular degeneration. Should she still be driving?

• Question - My mother thinks that there are people hiding in her cabinets.

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert and a Community Member

• Question - How can I help my parent figure out when her blood sugar is too high?

  Blood sugar needs to be monitored often when someone has type 2 diabetes. How do you help a person with diabetes keep track of glucose levels?

• Question - I'm trying to decide which personal alert (device) program is best for my father. Which is best?

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• Question - Why does my mother talk about health issues -- in excruciating detail?

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• Question - How can I be sure my mother, who lives on the other side of the country, is driving safely?

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• Question - How can I get guardianship over my mother in order to add her to my health insurance?

  An adult guardianship may be a way to get health insurance coverage for a parent.

• Question - How can I convince my father to go to an Alzheimer's adult day care?

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• Question - I don't think my 78-year-old mother has dementia, so why does she get sundown syndrome?

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• Question - How do I talk to my father about the mess he makes in the bathroom when he urinates?

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• Question - Is type 2 diabetes less serious than type 1?

  My mom, just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, keeps it under control without taking insulin. So is type 2 diabetes less of a problem than insulin-dependent type 1?

• Question - My dad was just diagnosed with mild dementia. Should he still be on the road?

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• Question - What's an A1c test and why is it important for my dad to take it?

  A diabetes expert gives you the scoop on A1c tests and why your parent with diabetes might need one.