Eye problems raise the risk of dementia by up to 60% as new analysis shows link between sight problems and impaired mental ability

Health problems with the eye significantly raise the risk of dementia, a study shows.

Patients with deteriorating vision are more likely to end up with an impaired ability to remember, think or make decisions, researchers said.

They analysed data on 12,364 adults aged 55 to 73 and found the risk of dementia was 26 per cent higher in those with age-related macular degeneration.

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