Seeing Better in Your Eye Doctor's Office?

Research suggests older adults may have poorer vision at home, mostly because of lower lighting.

According to Alan Mozes, HealthDay Reporter’s recent article on WebMD News you might see better in your eye doctor’s office due to poor home lighting. 

The study author Dr. Anjali Bhorade, an associate professor of ophthalmology at the Washington University School of Medicine, in St. Louis said "The results from our study suggest that older adults are not seeing as well in their homes compared to their vision when tested in the clinic…We found that poor lighting in the home was the most significant factor contributing to decreased vision.”

Vision test results were significantly better in the doctor's office than in a home setting, regardless of whether a patient had glaucoma.

Home lighting was three to four times less bright than in a clinical setting, on average. Nearly 30 percent of glaucoma patients were able to read two or more lines more. The same dynamic was observed with near vision as well. More than one-fifth of patients experienced better results at the doctor's office when trying to read two or more lines of text. Lighting was the key factor behind the difference.

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