How can vision loss affect people as they age?
Vision loss impacts on an individual’s contribution to their community and also affects their emotional wellbeing. People who are blind or vision impaired are much less likely to work and are less independent than those with normal vision. They are more likely to have falls or other accidents, including traffic accidents, and can easily lose confidence in their ability to manage everyday life. As a result people who are blind or vision impaired are at increased risk of depression. They enter nursing homes earlier than people their age who have normal vision and they die younger.
