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This podcast (23:26 minutes) hosted by So-Yeon (Sharon) Lee features guest speaker, Sashah Damier, and they discuss vision and eye care for older adults. This podcast features: Identifying the common eye conditions that affect older adults including but not limited to presbyopia, dry eyes, floaters, eyelid problems, cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy; The most common causes of blindness and visual impairment in older adults; The impact of visual impairment in older adults on their overall health management, daily living activities, and mobility/falls; Impact of diabetes on the vision and eye health, and recommendations of proactive/preventive measures to minimize vision loss due to diabetes; and the availability of low vision rehabilitation services for those with visual impairment to maintain their daily living skills, independence, and improve the overall quality of life.