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Vision Loss- Scary But a Realistic Possibility and the Ways to Avoid It

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Vision Loss- Scary But a Realistic Possibility and the Ways to Avoid It

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  1. VISION LOSS SCARYBUTAREALISTIC POSSIBILITYANDTHE WAYSTOAVOIDIT

  2. VisionLosscanbe catastrophic. Sightis amongthemostbeautiful gifts. Itletsusenjoythe beautyofthisworld. Suddensnatchingofthis giftcanbetoomuchto handleformost. However, ifsomethinglikethishas happened, thenverylittle canbedonebesides gettingupandcoping withit.

  3. SuddenVisionProblemscanprovetobe verylimiting. Ittakesalotoftimeand mentaladjustmenttocopeupwiththem. However, VisionLossisagradualprocess. Itcanbepreventedoratleastslowed downwiththehelpoftimelyEyeTests andtreatments. SuddenBlindnessisrare. Itonlyoccursincaseofacutediseases, strokes, andaccidents. Mostofthetimes, LosingEyesightisagradualprocess. Early detectionoftheproblemthroughEye ExamsandassistanceofanEyeDoctor canhelpinimprovingthevisionorat leastslowtheprogressionofthedisease.

  4. SOME DISEASES THAT CAN IMPAIR YOUR VISION TO A GREAT EXTENT ARE:

  5. MACULAR DEGENERATION MacularDegenerationisan age-relatedproblemthat leadstoCentralVisionLoss. Patientssufferingfromthis problemfaceproblemsin performingevensimple tasks. Activitieslikereading andcrossingtheroadsafely becomeachallenge. Eye Testscanhelpinearly detectionofthecondition. Itcanslowtheprogression ofthedisease.

  6. CATARACT Cataractisoneofthe mostcommonage- relatedvisiondisorder. It leadstocloudingofthe lens. Thepatientsfeel glaresensitivityand blurredvision. YourEye Doctorcanhelpyouin fightingwithcataract. Simplecataractsurgery canrestoreyourvision.

  7. GLAUCOMA Glaucomadamagesthefine nervesthatconnecttheeye tothebrain. Itcanleadto tunnelvisionorcomplete VisionLoss. Earlydetectionis vital. AcuteGlaucomacan evenleadtoSudden Blindness.

  8. DIABETIC RETINOPATHY DiabeticRetinopathyis causedbydiabetes. Itleads toblurred, patchy, and fluctuatingvision. Regular EyeTestsaremandatoryfor earlydetectionand reducingtheimpacton vision.

  9. RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA RetinitisPigmentosaisa progressive, inheritedeye disease. Inthebeginning, thepatientscanfacenight blindness. Sadly, thereisno cureforthediseasetodate.

  10. STROKE StrokesareleadingcauseofLossofVisioninOneEye. StrokesgenerallycauseHemianopsia. Onesideofthebrain getsdamagedandleadstoLossofVisioninOneEye. This kindofVisionLossispermanentorirreversible.  

  11. RegularvisitstoyourEye Doctorcanhelpyouinkeeping visiondeteriorationincheck. ComprehensiveEyeTestshelp inthetimelyassessmentofthe eyecondition. SuddenVision ProblemsorPartialLossof Visionisalarming. Youmust nevertakeitlightly. Ifleft untreatedyoucanendup LosingEyesightcompletely. SuddenBlindnesscomesasa shock. Evensimplechoreslike dressingupandcookingyour mealcanbecomedifficult. One canstartfeelingcompletely dependentonothersevenfor fulfillingbasicneeds.

  12. Forsuchpeopletoo, itmaynotbethe endoftheroad. Evenincaseof significantVisionLoss, thepatientcan improvefunctionalitywiththehelpof followinglow-visionaids. • Lensesthatfilterlight • Telescopicglasses • Magnifyingglasses • Handmagnifiers • Closed-circuittelevision • Readingprisms

  13. Thesedevicescanhelpincoping-upwiththelossof vision. Theyarestrongerinpowerthantheregular eyeglassesandhencethepatientsmaybeabletogeta functionalvision. YourEyeDoctorwouldbeableto suggestyouthebestlow-visionaidaccordingtoyour condition.

  14. VisionLosscan completelychangealife. Agiftyounevervalued sopreciouslybecomes mostsignificantallofa sudden. But, youhaveno waytogetitback. Not reachingthatpointatall orslowingthe progressionisthebest optionyouhave. Regular EyeTestsand consultationwithyour EyeDoctorcanhelpyou inthat. h t t p s : / / v i s i o n a s s o c i a t e s . n e t 4 1 9 . 5 7 8 . 2 0 2 0

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