We lost the poet Kamilah Aisha Moon last year. In this poem called “Cataracts,” he writes about the blurry vision many of us may experience as we age. The poem begins with an astonishing display of eyes distorted as turtles, but the turtle also serves as a metaphor for the physical withdrawal of the entire …
Cataract surgery, which causes clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye, can restore vision almost instantly. New research suggests that cataract surgery may have another benefit: a reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. For the study, the scientists looked at 3,038 men and women aged 65 and older with …
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