Open-angle glaucoma is an eye disease that causes the optic nerve in the eye to disappear. Increased pressure inside the eye causes retinal damage. The injuries provide a slowly shrinking field of view and without treatment you can become blind. If you have open-angle glaucoma, you will receive treatment and be allowed to go out on life controls.
Here you can read more about different types of illnesses and eye problems, such as acute glaucoma, color blindness, stinging and vitreous degeneration.
Age changes in the yellow spots cause you to get worse visual acuity. The changes can go fast or take a long time. The age changes can be dry or wet. Only the wet form can be treated.
A visual impairment may be congenital or later in life. Some visual impairments can be treated but not all. The treatment you receive depends on what caused the visual impairment.
Having a visual error is common. It can either make you look bad in the near or far, or both. Some visual defects can cause you headaches and tired eyes. Visual errors are corrected with glasses or contact lenses.
Strabismus means that the eyes are directed in different directions. Then you can have vision problems and get tired of your eyes. You can also see double or hurt your head. If you have problems with scab, you may need to wear special glasses. Sometimes an operation may be needed.
Splitting means that the child has difficulty in directing both eyes in the same direction. It allows the child to see double. Sometimes the vision can develop worse. There are various treatments to correct the spleen. Glasses can help if the child has a refractive error. Vision can sometimes be trained by covering one eye. Sometimes surgery is needed.
In a retinal detachment, it is common to see flashes on the edge of the field of view and the field of view becomes smaller. If the retina becomes detached, you may have a visual impairment. Therefore, seek care if you think you have retinal detachment. The treatment you receive depends on how much of the retina has loosened.
Cataracts are an eye disease that causes the lens of the eye to become cloudy. It makes you worse eyesight. It varies how long it takes before the vision becomes poor. For some it takes a few months, for others several years. Cataracts are treated with an operation. Everyone who gets cataracts does not need surgery.
Glass body discharge is common as you get older and most people do not notice it. Usually you do not need treatment. It is uncommon but if there have been holes in the retina in conjunction with the glass body loosening then you may need treatment.
Color blindness means that you have difficulty separating certain colors from each other. The most common form is innate and hereditary and makes it difficult to distinguish between red and green.
Diabetes retinopathy means that the vessels in the retina of the eye are damaged by diabetes. It can lead to vision changes or poorer visual acuity. Therefore, it is important that you who have diabetes go for regular eye examinations.
Acute glaucoma is because the pressure in the eye has increased in a short time. Then the eye cannot function properly. The eye turns red, you can get vision impairment and it can hurt a lot. You may also feel sick and vomit. It is important that you get treatment quickly if you have acute glaucoma.