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The 5 Most Common Vision Problems and How to Prevent Them
- Cataract. The problem: Light rays from objects in view must pass through your lens to reach your retina’s light-sensing cells.
- Diabetic retinopathy.
- Macular degeneration.
- Glaucoma.
- Refractive errors.
What are the most common eye problems?
What are the Most Common Eye Disorders?
- Refractive Errors. Refractive errors, including nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism, are the most common causes of vision loss.
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
- Cataracts.
- Diabetic Retinopathy.
- Glaucoma.
What are the most common visual problems among students?
The most common visual problems reported were headache, burning sensation in eyes and dry/tires/sore eyes with 53.3% (251/471), 54.8% (258/471) and 48% (226/471) of students reporting the same respectively [Table 1].
How many types of eye problems are there?
Treating Eye Problems
| Disorder | Symptoms |
|---|---|
| Night Blindness | Difficult to see in dark or low light |
| Dry eye Syndrome | Foreign body sensation eye discomfort Burning Itching |
| Diabetic Retinopathy | Double vision Blurred vision Loss of vision |
| Conjunctivitis | Tearing Burning Discharge or stickiness Itching Eye pain Red-eye |
What are the 7 causes of blindness?
What are the main causes of blindness?
- Uncorrected refractive errors. Uncorrected refractive errors, such as myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism, can all cause severe visual impairment.
- Cataracts.
- Age-related macular degeneration.
- Glaucoma.
- Diabetic retinopathy.
What are the types of visual impairments?
Common types of visual impairment
- Loss of Central Vision. The loss of central vision creates a blur or blindspot, but side (peripheral) vision remains intact.
- Loss of Peripheral (Side) Vision.
- Blurred Vision.
- Generalized Haze.
- Extreme Light Sensitivity.
- Night Blindness.
How many visual impairments are there?
285 million people are estimated to be visually impaired worldwide: 39 million are blind and 246 have low vision. The number of people visually impaired from infectious diseases has reduced in the last 20 years according to global estimates work.