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Glaucoma Vision Loss a Risk Factor for Auto Accidents Can You Recognize Lewy Body Dementia? Celiac Disease in Older Adults Medication-Related Kidney Injury Dog Sniffs Out C Diff Superbug New Test Could Help Diagnose Alzheimer's Cost of Brand-Name Drugs Soaring Harnessing Energy From the Body Tech & Tools Can You Recognize Lewy Body Dementia? In the early stages, up-and-down swings are characteristic of Lewy body dementia, which is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease. Early diagnosis is critical for providing the most effective treatment. Read more » Celiac Disease in Older Adults Significant medical advances have been made in understanding celiac disease. As the prevalence of mature celiac disease increases, physicians need to recognize signs and symptoms of the condition and effective ways to treat it. Read more » Medication-Related Kidney Injury Providers must develop and implement measures to identify patients at high risk for acute kidney injury to facilitate preventive care. Read more »   A recent study shows that vision deficits resulting from glaucoma can contribute to an increased incidence of automobile accidents. Because glaucoma occurs silently and often progresses without manifesting symptoms, it’s important for providers to encourage patients to undergo periodic eye examinations. Specific testing for issuing or renewing older adults’ driver’s licenses may be one way to monitor aging drivers with impaired vision. It may also be time for states to consider screening for visual field acuity as an aspect of driving fitness. In addition to reading our e-newsletter, be sure to visit Aging Well’s website at www.AgingWellmag.com, where you’ll find news and information that’s relevant and reliable. We welcome your feedback at AWeditor@gvpub.com. Follow Aging Well on Facebook, too. — Barbara Worthington, editor Glaucoma Vision Loss May Be a Risk Factor for Auto Accidents The first study to compare accident rates for drivers who have advanced glaucoma with drivers who have normal vision found that the glaucoma group had about twice as many automobile accidents. This study, conducted in Japan using a driving simulator and presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, suggests that drivers should pass a visual field test to ensure adequate peripheral vision before a license is granted or renewed. Glaucoma can partially or severely restrict a person’s peripheral vision without damaging his or her central vision or visual acuity. This means that many people who have the disease would be able to pass the visual acuity test, the only vision test now required for a driver’s license in most countries. Drivers need good peripheral vision to assess and keep up with the flow of traffic, stay in the proper lane, and detect traffic signals, pedestrians, vehicles, and other obstacles. Full Story »

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