| Summary: | The number of aging post WWII baby boomers and increasing life expectancy in the US means an increase in patients with age related eye disease (AREDs). Strategies to prevent these causes of vision loss include regular eye exams, blood pressure control, glycemic control, and smoking cessation. Especially in this high-risk population, it is important for providers to educate the patient on the risks of their conditions and actively engage them in their treatment and comorbidity management. This includes presenting the patient with treatment options as well as strategies to help the patient maintain compliance, such as recording time of medication use. This video discusses the incidence and prevalence of visual diseases in the aging population, ways to address the cost of care, and the unique challenges that face the aging patient.
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