Eyes

While agebuzz has never shied away from addressing the challenges you may confront as an aging adult, we have not, to date, sufficiently addressed the issue of disability and how it may affect your aging experience, either as a person with disabilities who is getting older or as an older…

If you’re reading this post without having to wear glasses, you’re in an enviable position. By our 40s, most of us begin to have problems seeing written words- either on a page or a screen- and by our 60s that vision loss has leveled off. The condition is known as…

There’s a traditional proverb that the eyes are a window into your soul. While that may be more metaphorical than actual, there is growing evidence that your eyes can provide a window into your health and well-being, and perhaps even send out early warning signals of trouble that may lay…

We’ve never shied away from directly addressing what aging can do to your looks, and we’ve certainly delved into procedures and products to address the toll of time on your face. Therefore, in our continuing examination of facial aging, we have a few new areas that may deserve your attention….

As previously reported in agebuzz, loss of multiple senses as you age is often considered an unfortunate aspect of aging- yet it’s not something to be accepted as inevitable or untreatable. That’s especially important now that 2 new research studies have shown an association between worsening sensory functions (such as…

You likely take them for granted: Your five senses (vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch) are your gateway to exploring and appreciating the world around you, yet you don’t typically think about them- until it’s too late. And that’s a problem, especially as you get older. New research published in…