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Is myopia an impairment of vision due to old age?
Myopia is near-sightedness; presbyopia is an impairment of vision due to old age.
What is the medical term meaning age-related disease with loss of acuity and loss of central vision?
Macular degeneration
What is the medical term meaning shrinkage of a gland with age?
Involution is the medical term meaning shrinkage of a gland with age, as with the normal developmental involution of the thymus.
What is the medical term for any disease of the retina of the eye?
A generic term for a disease of the retina that is not inflammatory in nature is retinopathy. Some examples include retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, epiretinal membrane (macular pucker), retinal tear, macular hole, or age-related macular degeneration. Inflammatory diseases are called retinitis. A retinal detachment is one example or a retinopathy.
What is the medical term meaning age?
old
What is it called when you can't hear?
Complete lack of hearing is called deafness. Various causes of deafness are defined by specific medical conditions (e.g. presbycusis - old age hearing loss). The term for less than complete deafness is "hearing impairment".
What age does memory impairment begin?
Memory impairment can begin as early as young adulthood due to various factors such as stress, lack of sleep, or medical conditions. However, significant memory decline typically becomes more common with age, particularly after the age of 60 or 70, as a natural part of the aging process.
What are all the different types of visual impairment?
Some types of visual impairment include myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism, presbyopia (age-related difficulty focusing), cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration. Each type of visual impairment affects vision in different ways and to varying degrees.
Why is Maya Angelou losing her vision?
Maya Angelou's vision loss was due to glaucoma, a condition caused by damage to the optic nerve that can result in vision impairment or blindness. It is a common eye condition affecting many people as they age.
What is the medical term for someone who remembers their life in vivid detail from a young age?
There is no actual medical term for this except for a dictionary meaning for total recall.
What is an amnestic mild cognitive impairment?
An amnestic mild cognitive impairment, also known as an aMCI, is a clinically recognized condition where memory impairment is greater than the expected range of impairment at the patient's current age.
Is Advancing age is not considered an impairment?
False
