HEALTH UPDATE: vision and hearing loss may come together in older

16 Oct, 2006

Older adults with impaired vision may also have hearing loss, and vice versa, Australian researchers reported.
The results of a study of 1,911 elderly patients suggest that beyond chronologic ageing, both sensory impairments may be markers of biologic ageing and may also share common risk factors, according to a report in the October issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.

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