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Inequalities in hearing and visual health

Dates:21 February 2019
Times:13:00 - 16:00
What is it:Seminar
Organiser:Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA)
Who is it for:University staff, External researchers, Adults, Current University students, General public
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You are invited to a free seminar on Inequalities in hearing and visual health, starting at 1pm with a free networking lunch. Hearing and vision difficulties are very common among older adults. Untreated hearing and vision problems lead to poor psychosocial well-being, poorer quality of life, reduced independence, social isolation, stigmatization, and restricted opportunities for work and social participation. But hearing and vision problems are easily preventable, and treatments for hearing and vision difficulties (e.g. hearing aids, glasses or cataract surgery) are very effective. Unfortunately, hearing and vision problems affect those from more deprived social-economic backgrounds and those from ethnic minority backgrounds disproportionately. Additionally, people from more deprived social-economic backgrounds and minority backgrounds are less likely to access hearing and vision health care services. In this seminar, we present research that identifies inequalities in hearing and vision health as well as opportunities to improve sensory health and redress inequality.

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