Blurred vision, eye disease indication
Blurred vision may be a sign of this eye disease. It can affect one eye (unilateral blurred vision) or both eyes (bilateral blurred vision). Although occurs rarely or frequently, the condition should not go untreated.
If your vision is blurred, you will be unable to see fine detail and lack of clarity could become frustrating. Any type of vision loss (blindness, double vision, blurred vision) could mean different things, ranging from migraines and glaucoma can lead to blindness including.
Vision may be blurred at any distance. If you experience blurred vision, regardless of age, you should see your doctor for a routine check because it could be a warning sign of a more serious problem.
Symptoms
Blurred vision may be accompanied by various symptoms varies depending on the condition, disease or disorder that underpin it. It is possible that problems be present in the eye or could be about symptoms affecting other body systems such as the neuromuscular system and the immune system. For example, blurred vision caused by an autoimmune disease may be accompanied by pain and joint stiffness.
Blurred vision due to refractive errors (myopia, for example) can occur with minor head pain. Blurred vision may occur associated with various symptoms affecting the eyes, namely:
- ocular bleeding
- leakage in the eye
- dry Eye
- eye pain
- sensitivity to light
- itching of the eyes
- peripheral or central vision loss
- Sighted close
- poor vision at night
- bloodshot eyes
- presence of floaters or spots in your vision
Blurred vision may be due to dysfunction of other systems in the body, with symptoms such as:
- abdominal pain
- butterfly-shaped rash across the nose and cheeks
- depression
- drooping eyelids
- fatigue
- fever
- gradual difficulty speaking and walking, memory loss, numbness or weakness of the extremities
- headache
- hypertension
- difficulty concentrating
- unexplained weight loss
In some cases blurred vision may occur associated with other simtpome, which could indicate a serious condition or could endanger a person’s life – a situation that should be evaluated in a medical emergency:
- blurred vision after head injury
- unclear speech
- delirium, fainting, change in the level of consciousness
- confusion, delirium, lethargy, hallucinations
- dizziness
- high fever
- memory loss
- numbness or paralysis on one side of the body
- view halos around light, blind spots in your vision or distorted vision
- convulsions
- sharp pain in head
- loss of vision, sudden change in clarity of vision, eye pain
- weakness
Causes
Blurred vision can be caused by various disorders, both serious and light. This can be caused both by eye problems, and neurological disorders or autoimmune diseases. Many of the causes of blurred vision are very serious conditions.
Blurred vision can be triggered by several types of views commonly found as:
- astigmatism
- dry eye
- presbyopia
- myopia
- diopter or wrong prescription contact lenses
- eye irritation
There are many types of disorders, diseases and conditions that could cause blurred vision, including:
- conjunctivitis
- corneal ulcer
- glaucoma
- cataract
- Eye inflammation or infection
- macular degeneration
- optic neuritis
- occlusion of retinal vessels
- retinoblastoma
- diabezica retinopathy and lens osmosis
- irritate and uveitis
Among autoimmune diseases which have blurred vision symptoms include:
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- myasthenia gravis
- amultipla sclerosis
Other diseases, conditions and disorders that cause blurred vision include:
- strokes
- pregnancy
- sarcoidosis
- migraine
- anemia
- use of amphetamines and other illicit drugs
- arteritis
- transient ischemic attack
In some cases blurred vision may be a sign of serious or life-threatening diseases, which should be analyzed as quickly in a medical emergency. Among these are:
- cerebral hemorrhage
- brain tumors
- botulism,
- Carotid embolism
- brain damage
- convulsions
- encephalitis
- vertebrobasilar insufficiency
For pain relief blurred doctor may recommend reading glasses or other glasses such as the computer (monitor comfort), bifocal or multifocal lenses.
There are some steps that you can try to fool the brain: use of two lenses, some for distance vision and the other for near vision. May be prescribed including contact lenses for this purpose. It is important to know that a person just can not see with both eyes. Monovision lenses (to view monocular) allow the brain to focus automatically, regardless of eye problem.
If the eye examination does not reveal any problem you can try lubricating drops to relieve dry eye. Talk to your doctor about the possibilities. Finally, if you wear glasses or contact lenses, try to clean them. And various waste oils can focus on them and can give rise to blurred vision or blurred. There are various types of cleaning solutions that can be purchased, but the best bet would be to seek advice from an ophthalmologist.
People who have blurred vision from cataracts could choose surgery to replace the lens with a new one, which will allow them to see more clearly.