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February 22, 2026JAPANESE ORTHOPTIC JOURNAL0 citationsOpen Access

Extending Healthy Lifespan Through Eye Health: The Current State of Eye Frailty

YHYoshimune Hiratsuka

Key Points

  • The aim is to address and redefine age-related decline in vision as 'eye frailty' and enhance public awareness.
  • Defined eye frailty as age-related decline in vision.
  • Initiated a national awareness campaign in 2021.
  • Promoted early detection of vision issues.
  • Increased public understanding of vision function decline.
  • Encouraged individuals to seek help for vision problems earlier.

Abstract

日本眼科啓発会議は、加齢に伴う眼の機能低下を「アイフレイル」と定義し、2021年に国民啓発を開始した。見えにくさを「年のせい」とせず、自身の視機能の問題点早期発見を促す概念である。

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Yoshimune Hiratsuka (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699a9cc6482488d673cd2771https://doi.org/10.4263/jorthoptic.55s003
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