Dementia Video: Changes in Vision - Teepa Snow | MedBridge
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Thanks so much for these great videos. I’m trying to adjust how I engage with my mom who is very advanced and often emotionally distraught. Learning what’s going on with here senses is very helpful.
Thank you so much for this ♥
My 95 yr old mom has great diff, she has macular defendants Fuchs disease. She can’t see in the center of objects…like my face, but probably can see my outline of my head…hair, etc. it’s so difficult to find something for her to do, since she cannot see anything. And therefore, do anything!
How can I get glasses for my wife who has alzheimer's and cannot see close up but also needs bifocals?
How do you find vision care for someone with dementia? They cannot respond to the numerous questions asked and cannot tell what they can or cannot see. Also, their vision needs are so different from the what the standard eye care professional is used to. This has been very frustrating.
I’m no doctor, but I do have experience with my Mom who had dementia. I don’t think the problem is actually with the eyes but instead the way the eyes and brain no longer work together effectively. For the last year of her life my Mom forgot she needed glasses and simply stopped wearing them. At that point she was in a wheelchair and relied on caregivers and family to help her eat, dress, etc.
May God bless you as your cope with this illness.
This is a challenge I am facing with my MIL. When she had two falls within less than a week, I scheduled an appt with her eye dr (even though she had her annual visit a few months prior). Insurance only pays for one eye exam per year, so I had to be persistent and she paid for it out of pocket. Turns out, her vision did change (she was having trouble with depth perception), and her prescription for glasses therefore changed. Now almost a year later, and it seems that we are in the same boat. She has not fallen, but she is not able to read small print like she was once her glasses were updated. Her next eye exam is scheduled for Sept, but she mentioned that she is having trouble seeing out of her right eye.
Just curious of how this is studied. My husband has Alzheimer’s and he is not able to tell what he sees. He goes to an eye doctor every year and he is hardly able follow their instructions when takin vision tests.
Shit… that sucks big time
I have never before heard that Alzheimer's, or dementia in general, affects peripheral vision (or vision in general). What is the science behind this vision loss? It doesn't seem possible that all types of dementia cause vision loss since different parts of the brain get affected. So what exactly causes this depth perception and peripheral vision loss? Is it truly VISION loss? OR is it more akin to the brain being unable to process (understand) what the eyes are saying? Thanks much !
I know this is an older comment but I think she's using vision as a metaphor for focus - meaning like the person can only "see" or focus on multiple things at the same time. It wasn't very clearly communicated.
I’m wondering the same. I lean to think it is a brain problem and not problem with eyes. I would love to know how this was studied.
My pop has a double whammy ..he has RP so cannot see anything on top of his dementia ..can't show him pictures or play any memory games 😢
My mom has macular so I understand what you’re dealing with. No central vision.
My mom too! Macular degeneration and something called Fuchs disease. She can hardly see. No TV, books, people, puzzles, we don’t know how to entertain her. Poor thing!
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This is terrifying. We should educate people on dementia, and more importantly allow them the choice of euthanasia upon reaching a stage of their choice.