# Eye care for Seniors

> "Night driving has got difficult and I am not sure what is normal."

Increasing night driving difficulty is usually caused by something addressable: cataract, an outdated prescription, or lens coatings. It is worth assessing rather than accepting as inevitable.

The three leading causes of vision loss after sixty, cataract, glaucoma and macular degeneration, all become substantially more common with age and all three are managed better when found early. Two of them cause no symptoms at all in their early stages.

Alongside those sits a set of practical questions that matter for independence. Whether night driving is still safe. Whether contrast sensitivity has dropped enough to make stairs and kerbs a fall risk. Whether current glasses are still right.

None of that needs to be worked out alone. It is measurable, and most of it has solutions.

## What matters most

**Night driving**

Usually cataract, reduced contrast sensitivity or increased glare sensitivity, sometimes all three. Lens and coating changes often help considerably, and cataract surgery resolves it when the time comes.

**Falls and steps**

Reduced contrast sensitivity makes judging kerbs and stairs harder and contributes directly to falls. It is measurable and worth knowing about.

**What Medicare covers**

Medicare covers medical eye care including annual diabetic examinations and glaucoma screening for those at high risk. It does not generally cover routine refraction. The office explains what applies before your visit.

## Where to start

- [Senior eye exams](https://eyedoctorphoenixaz.com/comprehensive-eye-exams/senior-eye-exams): Built around what matters after sixty
- [Cataract evaluation](https://eyedoctorphoenixaz.com/comprehensive-eye-exams/cataract-evaluation): Assessment, referral and local follow up
- [Macular degeneration](https://eyedoctorphoenixaz.com/specialty-eye-care/macular-degeneration): Detectable long before symptoms appear


## Questions and answers
**When is it time for cataract surgery?**

When the cataract interferes with what you want to do rather than at any particular measurement.

**How often should I be seen?**

Annually as a minimum, more often with glaucoma, macular degeneration or diabetes.

---## About this practice
Arizona's Vision Eye Care Center, 15215 S 48th St Ste 180, Phoenix, AZ 85044.
Phone (480) 706-3937. Monday to Thursday 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday.
Independent optometry practice, founded 1994. One location. Does not perform refractive or cataract surgery.
This site publishes no star rating and no review count, because the figures across the practice's own properties contradict one another and cannot be verified.
This page is general information, not medical advice.