5 Common Eyesight Problems - What is the Symptoms and Treatments
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5 Common Eyesight Problems - What is the Symptoms and Treatments
5 Common Eyesight Problems, Its Symptoms and Treatments
Some people are experiencing some problems in their eyesight that can be a hindrance in their performance of various activities. Some of the common eyesight problems include myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and night vision problems. These problems are evident of wide array of symptoms and a lot of treatments are available to resolve the problem.
Common Eyesight Problems
There is a wide array of vision and eyesight problems that can be a hindrance to the performance of a person in his or her different activities. Weak eyesight is a common problem nowadays. Knowing the symptoms of eyesight problems is of vital importance to do necessary actions while it is still early. Here are some of the common eyesight problems that people commonly suffer with as well as the symptoms and treatment for the eyesight and vision problems:
1. Myopia (near-sightedness)
One of the common eyesight problems nowadays is myopia or the near-sightedness. In this eyesight problem, you can only see things that are near clearly. This happens because of the elongated shape of our eyeball that causes light to be concentrated directly on our retina rather than just on the surface.
· Symptoms:People who have myopia often have headaches due to the strain they get when trying to focus on far objects.
· Treatment:The most common treatment to this problem is wearing eyeglasses and contact lenses and lasik surgery.
2. Hyperopia (farsightedness)
If in myopia we can only see clearly those objects which is near to us, in hyperopia or farsightedness we can only see far objects clearly. Due to this problem, they get strain very hard when trying to see objects that are within their proximity. In this case, a person with hyperopia has a shorter eyeball making the light to fall behind the retina rather than the surface.
· Symptoms:A person may experience blurred vision and difficulty in seeing objects in short distances.
· Treatment:This condition is commonly treated by using corrective lenses. Refractive surgery can also be applied in treating hyperopia.
3. Astigmatism
In astigmatism, those who have this problem have blurred vision at all distances and headaches. This is because the shape of the eyeball which is more oblong than spherical causes two light points instead of just one to focus on the retina.
· Symptoms:People with Astigmatism may experience distorted vision at all distances, headache and fatigue as well as some irritation and discomfort in the eye.
· Treatments:Wearing special contact lenses and eyeglasses and also refractive surgery are the treatments to this problem.
4. Presbyopia
This is another common eyesight disorder that usually occurs because of old age or aging. The eyes lose its ability to focus on objects and things at a distance causing a blurred vision. Presbyopia commonly occurs to the people who are at the age of forty or above.
· Symptoms:People suffering of Presbyopia often have a blurred vision of objects near to them.
· Treatments:Presbyopia is commonly treated by wearing eyeglasses and contact lenses that can correct the vision.
5. Poor night vision
Poor night vision is common eyesight problem. It may be an early sign of progressive cataracts. Night vision problems or the worst case, the night blindness, may be treatable or could be a sign of a congenital problem such as retinitis pigmentosa or other more serious conditions. It may also be result of vitamin A and zinc deficiency. Other causes are diabetes and too much sunlight exposure.
· Symptoms:A person with a poor night vision or night blindness has difficulty seeing at night and it takes so much longer for the eyes to adjust in the dark.
· Treatment:Night blindness can be treated by adding Vitamin A and Zinc in your diet.
Our eyes are plays a very important role in our daily activities. We are at risk of different eyesight problems that can occur because of different circumstances and at various stages in life. Knowing the different eyesight problems will help us in preventing its occurrence. www.contactlensxchange.com
i am 59. diabetic since 18 months. no specific diabetic symptoms?
i do not have symptoms of diabetes like excess urination, excess thirst, loss of weight, numbness in limbs, eyesight problems excess hunger etc etc. incidentally, when i went for complete blood test then it was dected and evensince i am on glycomet etc now it is under control. why there are absolutely no symptoms
There are no symptoms because you ARE UNDER CONTROL.
Diabetes is defined as having high blood sugar. High blood sugar damages the body.
The goals of diabetic treatment is keep the blood sugar within the normal range for as long as possible. If you can do that, then your symptoms will be the same as a normal person — NONE!
Since you have no symptoms, that means that your treatment is working. You are STILL diabetic, but you are “under control”.
You are NOT cured! There is NO CURE for diabetes. But you HAVE made the necessary changes to control the disease. If you stop taking your medications, if you return to your previous way of living, then the diabetes WILL return.
i have been experiencing a worm like shape gliding in my vision. What eyesight problem might this be?
it looks like it is a caterpillar or a worm but i can only see it during the day. I would really like responses from others who are able to give me some medical advice as to what causes this and what this could be a symptom of.
If they seem to glide to the direction you move your eye in, they are probably floaters or more technically “muscae volitantes”. They are entoptic phenomena characterized by shadow-like shapes which appear singly or together with several others in one’s field of vision. They can take the form of spots, threads, or fragments of cobwebs, that float slowly before one’s eyes.
Floaters are suspended in the vitreous humour, the thick fluid or gel that fills the eye. Thus, they generally follow the rapid motions of the eye, while drifting slowly within the fluid. Floaters located slightly to the side of one’s direction of gaze can be particularly annoying. When they are first noticed, the natural reaction is to attempt to look directly at them. However, attempts to shift the gaze toward them are frustrated, because the floaters follow the motion of the eye, and remain to the side of the direction of gaze. Floaters are, in fact, visible only because they do not remain perfectly fixed within the eye. Although the blood vessels of the eye also obstruct light, they are invisible under normal circumstances (and thus not annoying) because they are fixed in location relative to the retina, and the brain “tunes out” stabilized images. This does not occur with floaters and they remain visible, and, in some cases when large and numerous, very annoying.
Floaters are particularly noticeable when lying on one’s back and gazing at the sky. Despite the name “floaters”, many of these specks have a tendency to sink toward the bottom of the eyeball, in whichever way the eyeball is oriented; the supine position tends to concentrate them near the fovea, which is the center of gaze, while the textureless and evenly lit sky forms an ideal background against which to view them.
Floaters are not uncommon, and don’t cause problems for most sufferers. However, floaters are more than a nuisance and a distraction to those with severe cases, especially if the spots seem to constantly drift through the field of vision. The shapes are shadows projected onto the retina by tiny structures of protein or other cell debris discarded over the years and trapped in the vitreous humour. It should also be noted that they can even be seen when the eyes are closed on especially bright days, when sufficient light penetrates the eyelids to cast the shadows. It is not, however, only elderly people who suffer from floaters; they can certainly become a problem to younger people, especially if they are myopic. They are also common after cataract operations or after trauma. In some cases, floaters are congenital.
The most common cause of floaters is shrinkage of the vitreous humour: this gel-like substance consists of 99% water and 1% solid elements. The solid portion consists of a network of collagen and hyaluronic acid, with the latter retaining water molecules. Depolymerisation of this network makes the hyaluronic acid release its trapped water, thereby liquefying the gel. The collagen breaks down into fibrils, which ultimately are the floaters that plague the patient. Floaters caused in this way tend to be few in number and of a linear form.
Sometimes the appearance of floaters has to be attributed to dark specks in the tear film of the eye. Technically, these are not floaters, but they do look the same from the viewpoint of the patient. People with blepharitis or a dysfunctional meibomian gland are especially prone to this cause, but ocular allergies or even the wearing of contact lenses can cause the problem. To differentiate between material in the vitreous humour of the eye and debris in the tear film, one can look at the effect of blinking: debris in the tear film will move quickly with a blink, while floaters are largely unresponsive to it. Tear film debris is diagnosed by eliminating the possibility of true floaters and macular degeneration.
Normally, there is no treatment indicated. Vitrectomy operations to remove them are normally advised against as they are risky and may cause more severe problems or even blindness. Floaters may become less annoying as sufferers grow accustomed to them, even to the extent that they may no longer notice them.
When I suddenly stand up from lying down or sitting, why do I get darkening of eyesight for a few seconds?
Along with darkening, I also feel like thousands of ants running all over my face. Only after a few seconds of standing still with closed eyes, I am able to move.
This is there since my childhood. The blood test says I don’t have any abnormal size of blood cells, but my RBC count equals female-values. May be I was on iron medication so the problem wouldn’t show up immediately in tests. But my iron levels keep coming down after rising. I have felt most healthy and most fresh and energetic, and also free of the above symptoms, when I had the most RBC and haemoglobin count.
I also feel completely fatigued the whole day, and have light-headedness all the time. I feel colder than others.
Doctors say the RBC count has to be too low for any kind of anaemia to be present. But I want to disagree.
This situation is preventing me from building my body (LOL!), as also from numerous other tasks.
Thank you.
It may be an issue with your blood pressure. Lying down causes your blood to “pool” and when you stand up suddenly, the sudden elevation can cause a drop in blood pressure. Therefore, not enough blood is getting to your head and you see the light flashes and are dizzy and have the “ants crawling” feeling. I get that myself if I sit or lie down for a while and stand up suddenly and I know my blood pressure is lower than normal. So, I tend to move a bit more slowly to compensate. I also suffer for a touch of anemia, as well, and should be on iron, but I can’t tolerate it.
Are these symptoms of a serious problem?
Lately i have been having a real difficulty in concentrating or even understanding anything i read. I keep going over and over again but the words and sentences do not make sense at all and i just can’t really understand anything. (Both in English and my mother tongue Arabic).
I have no problem though in writing, except sometimes words are somewhat mixed and i tend to write other words with the same sound: like (their and there) or (seize and cease), this is very strange and i only notice not while writing but rather after a while when rereading what i have just written.
I have been suffering from insomnia for the past 5 months and now, my sleeping pattern has changed to the complete opposite. I want to sleep a lot but not for long, like i would sleep for an hour every 3 or 4 hrs.
I am also very dizzy and my eyesight gets a bit blurry, though i am taking medication to improve blood circulation to the brain and prevent dizziness…..
Sorry for such a long q….
@ Fluke: well it seems yr right about insomnia affecting me in a terrible way, i feel worn out most of the day and i lack concentration.
@ Dominie’s i read all what you have written and i have been through most of what you said and felt from lack of sleep, however, i am taking a lot of meds at the time being and i do not want to start taking new ones to help induce sleep…… thanks you.
probably not serious … it’s cuz of the lack of sleep ..
i dont sleep much and i find it really hard to go through my morning readings …
could be a symptom of a mild ADD (attention deficiency disorder) … but this happens mostly in children and is accompanied by hyper-activity … it could happen mildly in adults as well …
also the medication seems to be doing the part of preventing dizziness but opening up your blood vessels like that can lead to too much activity of your already-exhausted brain (pushing it to overload) and it’ll cause your focus to slip …
my advice : regulate your sleep and your dizziness will go away .. stop the pills ..
Could these physical and psychiatric problems be symptoms of a disease?
I am a 16-year-old American girl, here are some peculiar/uncomfortable problems I’ve had over the years:
-At age 11 I had been drinking milk daily for years, but suddenly developed a SEVERE allergy to it. I didn’t realize I had developed an allergy to it, so I continued to drink it for several weeks before realizing I was allergic. During that period of several weeks the stomache pain that occured following every time I ate was so severe I simply stopped eating solid foods and went on an all-liquid diet.
-At age 11 I developed severe psychiatric problems including irrational anxiety so severe and constant that at one point I could not handle being at school; I faked sick for several days until it got a little better.
-Starting at the beginning of 7th grade until the end of 9th grade I suffered from chronic constipation.
-I have Raynaud’s Disease, which can be briefly summarized as severe sensitivity to cold in the hands and feet and a difficulty being and staying warm… (blood) circulatory problem.
-I am physically weak, I have difficulty lifting things. Sometimes I have difficulty opening doors. I also have difficulty doing push-ups in Phys.Ed., etc.
-I have difficulty paying attention/staying on task/staying focused. Occasionally my mind starts spinning, usually triggered by irrational excitement over something, and I can’t stop moving, I have to quickly move around my home from room to room.
-As a child, elementary school aged, I would often experience sudden shooting pain in my ankles while jogging.
-I have struggled with depression and thoughts of suicide off and on since the age of 12, as well as constant dwelling in negative thoughts.
-I have struggled with impulsiveness, compulsiveness, promiscuity.
-My mom is 5 feet, 3 and a half inches. My dad is 5 feet, 10 inches. When I was born the doctor’s said I should grow to be AT LEAST 5 feet 6 inches by the time I reached my full, adult height. At age 16 I am 5 feet 1 inch.
-I am flat-footed.
-I have significantly poor eyesight, worse than both my parents, though it has been fully corrected by glasses/contacts.
-The knuckle at the base of my middle finger is noticeably enlarged on both the left and the right hand.
I was wondering if anyone has any opinions about whether or not my symptoms indicate a disease, and if so, any disease in particular.
I’ve been reading stuff on the web and my symptoms seem to match many of the symptoms of diseases such as ” Hypothyroidism” and “Hypopituitarism”.
I’d appreciate any opinions or advice.
Jessica the ‘symptoms’ or rather ‘problems’ you have listed here are really NOT so ‘peculiar’ or ‘severe’ as you say.
It sounds like you are otherwise a normal 16 year old girl who is flat footed, wears glasses and is 5′ 1″ and wants to be taller. It is very normal for teenagers to be anxious and impulsive, although the ones who have someone close for a parent usually are not compulsive and promiscuous – it sounds like you talk more to Google than you do with anyone else including your parents.
Did you get your period when you were eleven ? Feeling like you don’t want to go to school then is totally understandable.
Changing your diet to liquids only is probably the most ‘severe’ thing you have done and could be the reason for your not growing taller. Did you replace your calcium and protein source when you gave up milk ?
Your unusual diet would also be to blame for your ‘chronic constipation’, depression, poor circulation (was your Raynauds medically diagnosed ?) and sharp pains in your legs :
*do you eat fruit ? Well start now – two pieces a day – a pear an orange is a good start
*do you eat almonds or any other nuts or seeds or cereals – these foods supply magnesium which will relax your muscles (no more sharp pains while running), help with constipation and depression
*eat meat, beef steak at least once a week for strong muscles (protein ) and iron (to stop feeling lightheaded).
Your flat feet is likely your only real physical problem – get started with some step ups and maybe get your parents to take you to a podiatrist for some orthotics. They may also help with the ‘shooting pains’.
Everyones knuckle at the base of their middle finger is noticeably larger than the other knuckles at the base of their fingers – that is also the longest finger.
Your ‘symptoms’ do NOT sound like hypothyroidism nor a pituitary disorder.
Raynauds is diagnosed by a specific appearance of the hands when they are cold and you did not mention this either.
Stop trying to diagnose yourself on the internet as there is really nothing wrong with you that a proper diet, exercise and talking to your parents and friends couldn’t fix.