Signs and Symptoms of Age Related Vision Problems
Above 40yrs, you may notice that change in your vision. Perhaps you need glasses to see up close, or you have trouble adjusting to glare or distinguish some colours and many other types of vision problems. These are a regular part of ageing. You can live your active life without experiencing vision problems, but as your age, you have some risks in age-related eye problems which includes age-related macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, poor vision and dry eye.
Cataract
Cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye.
Symptoms:
• Symptoms of Cataract
• Cloudy, blurred vision
• Poor vision at night
• Sensitivity to light
• Fading of colours
• Double image in a single eye
Diabetic Eye Disease
Mainly caused due to diabetic complication and a leading cause of blindness. The common diabetic eye diseases in diabetic retinopathy occur when the tiny blood vessels in retina get damaged due to diabetics.
Symptoms:
• Double vision
• Flashing light
• Blank spots in vision field.
Glaucoma
It is a group of diseases that can damage the optic nerve and result in vision loss and blindness associated with high pressure in the eye and peripheral vision.
Symptoms:
• Blurred vision
• The appearance of rainbow colours around bright light
• A severe headache
• Severe eye pain
• Sudden vision loss
Macular Degeneration
It is associated with ageing that gradually destroys sharp and central vision which cause the blind spot to form central vision. It caused due to deterioration of central retinal tissues.
Symptoms
• Blurred vision
• The blind spot in your vision
• Visual distortions, such as straight lines seeming bent
Dry Eye
It occurs when the eye does not produce tears properly, or the tears or not in proper consistency or evaporate quickly.
Symptoms
• Burning sensation
• Itchy eyes
• Fatigued eyes
• Dryness sensation
Eye Floaters
An eyeball is filled with jelly-like substances called vitreous humour. Microscopic fibres within the vitreous tend to clump together creates come floaters in vision
Symptoms
• Small shapes in vision
• Spots that move when you move your eyes
• Spots are most noticeable
Early stage of treatment for every age related eye problem helps to avoid from serious problems. Get treatment from best eye hospital for all the vision problems.
