Why they say that in old age there is both loss of vision and memory....can there be a link between the two?
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There can be an indirect link.  \n\nVisual and cognitive impairment in old age are both caused by the same thing (gradual nerve degeneration).  To my knowledge, there is no direct causal connection between the two, but I could imagine an indirect link.  \n\nA substantial body of evidence suggests that regular mental exercises can help prevent cognitive degeneration.  If a person began experiencing visual impairment, they may start to take less interest in or be unable to take part in mentally stimulating activities (crossword puzzles, social interaction, musical performance, etc.)  In this way, it is possible that visual impairment could indirectly potentiate mental degeneration.
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It's a condition usually brought on by emotional stress. Blindness occurs suddenly, sometimes accompanied by other physical problems (like partial paralysis). It can be cured with psychotherapy. It's more psychological than physiological. I think it's you mind's way of telling you "take care of me or your body won't work." And we all know it's mind over matter..
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Blind people dream. It says:\n"   1. There are no visual images in the dreams of those born without any ability to experience visual imagery in waking life.\n\n   2. Individuals who become blind before the age of five seldom experience visual imagery in their dreams, although Deutsch (1928) reports some visual imagery in six schoolchildren who lost their sight before age five.\n\n   3. Those who become sightless between the ages of five and seven may or may not retain some visual imagery.\n\n   4. Most people who lost their vision after age seven continue to experience at least some visual imagery, although its frequency and clarity often fade with time." \n\nhttp://psych.ucsc.edu/dreams/Library/hurovitz_1999a.html
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Vitamin deficiency in geriatrics runs rampant.  Many skin integrity disorders are derived from poor vitamin intake; for instance a low albumin level can show marked regress of wound healing which is affected by a low protein intake. \n\nAnother strange malnutritional issue that plagues many elderly patients is bariatric malnutrition.  Yes, that is right.  But how you ask.  Think of it.  An overweight geriatric patient who is on a fixed income and can only afford meals that are cheap.  What kinds of meals are cheap?  McDonald's and Hamburger Helper, canned soups, confectioned cakes like Little Debbies etc.  Those meals tend to be high in fat, calories, and cholesterol etc. and are cheap.  The elderly patient consumes only these products and can gain weight but have virtually no nutritional value from these items.  A malnourished geriatric patient with obesity.\n\nOn other notes, a low vitamin A deficiency shows marked progression of eye disorders like macular degeneration and many skin integrity disorders like decubiti and xerosis (not to be confused with cirrhosis).\n\nHope this helps.\n\nRob
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Depression can cause long-term problems like this.  But, if it is short term or just forgetting certain things it is more likely caused by the way your memory works:\n\nYou remember things by making associations, you associate your muscle actions with riding a bike, names with faces, words with definitions... everything you remember is based on these associations.  If you can't remember it means your associations are not strong enough.  Trying to remember harder doesn't help either.\n\nIf this describes your problem try doing a websearch on mnemonic or memory techniques.\n\nGood luck.
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Yes photographic memory exists and it is inherently natural in every human beings,all you have to do is to develop it.Psychologists recommend some techniques to develop that kind of ability.Good luck...
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Perhaps you should have a medical checkup to disclose if there are any concerns there.\n\nAlso - if are a diet cola drinker - stop!   Findings show there have been reports of memory loss due to consumption of diet drinks and their elements.\nGo for time period with no consumption - if see improvement - there is your answer.
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People dont lose their memory when they drink.....why do you think that?
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Sight, of course. Without your sight you wouldn't be able to get around yourself or see your children as they grow.\n\nMy grandparents are deaf and they get along just fine. They live exactly as I do without having any problems.\n\nLoosing my sense of touch would be very strange, but most likely manageable. I've never actually heard of anyone loosing this sense.\n\nTaste and smell are the same to me. I could easily go without them. I don't particularly like to eat that much and I foresee that as being the biggest problem that would come of losing these two senses.\n\nSo, yes, I pick sight. :o)
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I don't think so.  I have terrible eyesight.  I can't even see the big\n"E" on the eye chart!  I am very nearsighted.  I am in my mid 30's and have had the same prescription for several years now.\nI think it's because I do as much reading as possible without my glasses and I don't wear contacts anymore.  My sister, on the other hand, gets a new prescription every year and it's always worse.  I have heard of some kind of eye exercises advertised on the radio that supposedly restore at least some sight.  I'm sorry I can't be more specific.
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They live by example. It depends sometimes on their eyesight. If they need glasses to see afar off and reading too they can't wear contacts because they don't make them like that. They need glasses with bifocals especially when they become presbiopic (2nd sight) around 40. They can see good afar off but at near their vision is bad- bifocal time. Contacts are only for distance vision, not near.
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If they have never seen anything- they can't dream the images either.  I had a friend that was blind since birth tell me that what she sees is the same thing you see out of the back of your head.  Meanig- you can't actually see anything- but you might have the perception that something is there.
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I think sight would be the worst to lose too.  I couldn't stand to not be able to see what my children look like as they grow up, or see so many other beautiful things.  Sometimes I wish I couldn't smell (changing dirty diapers!) or even hear (dogs barking all night).  But those senses would be easier to do without I think.  This is a good question, makes you think.
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It's called Deja Vu, and is actually a borrowed word brought into English from the French language.\n\nAs far as I know, we're really not sure exactly why it happens.\n\nThere are several theories - 1 states that somehow our consciousness and our brain run momentarily out of sync, which cause our brain to take visual input from an experience but processes it a little later, so that by the time we realize what we've seen our brain has actually already "seen it" (but we're talking at very high processing speeds). \n\nAnother theory states simply that we have been in a similar situation before but have just forgotten, so when we are in it again it seems new to us but somehow just vaguely familiar.\n\nYet other esoterics say that it is actual memories from past lives.\n\nHappy researching!
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Maybe the old self wasn't as great as you think. Remember people always speak better of the dead. Your old self is dead and so she seems perfect to everyone perhaps, yes? \n\nWhat can you do to take a break from trying to remember (and take a break from the photos and videos -- that would be enough to drive anyone crazy or make them unhappy or moody!) and just learn how to be you? If the things your old self used to do were that important you'd still want to do them I believe.\n\nTry to learn to love the new you. You're not stuck as you, you're always learning and growing and changing. If friends and family stop pushing perhaps you'll be able to find out who you are now and they'll just have to get to know the new you instead of being compared. No one does well compared to another person constantly and that sounds like what's happening. I read your other question about this and what happened was a medical problem, not your fault in any way. You don't blame someone for having diabetes or a heart condition, so you can't be blamed for brain damage and memory loss.\n\nI don't know if I would try to get back to the "old me" if I had amnesia. As for you, I think the whole trauma of it all would make Anyone rather impatient, easily frustrated, etc. Go easy on yourself!!\n\nAfter some time leaving it alone can you try to find on your own what were perhaps some defining moments for the old you so you can perhaps get to know her better if you feel ready? Go slow, and see a therapist if possible. It's not an easy road you walk.
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Actually, as I understand it, a photographic memory also applies to text.  That is, you can read something once and remember it.  As to never forgetting a face, I suspect that's an exaggeration.  You probably forgot the guy who walked past you just exactly two minutes before you went into the shop where you bought your shoes the last time, didn't you?  And how about the faces in a crowd; can you honestly say you can remember every one that was visible in a picture of a football stadium full of fans?\n\nI doubt that anyone has a truly photographic memory, but there certainly are people who remember very well, and it's a very valuable asset.  However, if you don't also have a good forgettary, you can get pretty clogged up!
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The research done with mice and spinal cord injury is fascinating, yet does not touch the neural networks involved in memory and cognition, only motor function.  Much research has gone into embryonic stem cell research which could hopefully reverse the effects that the plaques have already caused on the brain.  Even more interesting work is being done in prevention.  Like many illnesses it is easier to treat if it never happens and like many illnesses it seems that exercise can help prevent the disease.  With the aging population I believe the interest in a cure and possibly vaccines for prevention may be on the way soon.