Macular degeneration is a frightening diagnosis for elderly patients, and new research has indicated that it could be related in some ways to Alzheimer’s disease. According to one source, “both conditions involve similar changes in the brain and eye, including the buildup of protein fragments known as beta-amyloid.” Also, the two diseases both are made worse with high blood pressure and cigarette smoking, and are linked to a higher risk of stroke.

Also, when older adults score lower on tests related to memory and learning, they are more likely to have the “early stages of the eye disease age-related …read more