Based on this answer I started thinking about whether or not a Walker's senses will diminish over time. We know that they at least have a sense of sight, hearing and smell, as evidenced S5E01 (and many others besides). What we do not know is how old those Walkers were.
Is there any information that I missed in the show, or from other canon, to indicate whether or not a Walker ever loses any of these senses?
Answer
Their powers diminish. So I guess it is safe to assume that their senses diminish as well (like they do in normal humans).
Robert Kirkman mentioned this on Reddit a while ago:
OddGuyOut: In the beginning of the show we saw walkers do things like using a rock to help bash the doors in or turning a door knob, is there a reason we've stopped seeing them do that?
Robert Kirkman: Older zombies are less together and capable of doing things like that. Fresher zombies, which there were more of in season one, are able to do more than older, more rotted zombies.
So, the zombies get weaker as the get 'old' -> most likely their senses get weaker as well.
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