Eye Care Tips For Post 50s: 5 Surprising Things That Are Bad For Your Vision

Eyesight naturally changes as we age. As we grow older, our eyes go from being able to refocus easily to having a harder time seeing detail, explained Dr. Rachel Bishop of the National Eye Institute. "People who used to be able to see well at distances and close up in their 20s will need glasses for reading by their mid-40s." But while glasses can help, there's another category of eye problems that post 50s may unwittingly be making worse: eye disease. "The most common eye diseases all increase with age starting at about age 40 to 50," Bishop told The Huffington Post. "The prevalance of glaucoma, cataracts and dry eye begin to present themselves over the age of 40." Caught in time these...