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Did you know what ailment frightens majority of people the most? Well, it’s none other than the fear of vision loss according to a recently published report. Over 60% of the world’s population or over 4.5 billion people, require corrective lenses or procedures for eye and vision problems.

No matter how much you take care of your eyes, there are times when you are most likely to suffer from at least one common eye problem. While some of these problems cause very little harm to the eyes, few of them may lead to the permanent blindness of the eyes.
At Eye & Mind Centre, we make sure to identify the issues with the eyes and treat them well within the time so that they do not hamper the proper functioning of the eyes.

Below are some of the most common eye diseases that a person may suffer from:

Macular Degeneration
  • Blurriness of central vision
  • Partial vision loss marked by formation of blind spots (scotomas)
  • Problem seeing in dim light
  • Objects appearing smaller than their actual size, as viewed with one eye and then the other

 

 

Cataracts
  • Blurred, clouded or dim vision
  • Problem seeing at night
  • Problem seeing through light and glare
  • Seeing ‘halos’ around lights
  • Frequently changing contact lens prescription or eyeglasses
  • Faded view of colors

 

 

Glaucoma

Open-angle Glaucoma
  • Tunnel vision
  • Peripheral vision loss, gradually affecting both eyes in most cases

 

 

Angle-closure Glaucoma
  • Severe pain in eyes accompanied by nausea and vomiting in most cases
  • Sudden visual disturbance in low light conditions
  • Halos around lights
  • Blurred vision
  • Redness of the eyes

 

Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Dark spots or strings floating through your vision (floaters)
  • Impaired color recognition
  • Fluctuating vision
  • Blurred vision

Vision loss

 

Dry Eyes Syndrome
  • A burning, scratchy or stinging sensation in eyes
  • Eye redness
  • Sensitivity to light
  • Mucus production in or around the eyes
  • Blurred vision
  • Eye fatigue
  • Issues in wearing contact lenses

 

 

Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
  • Redness appearing in the eyelid or through the white of the eye
  • Swelling in the conjunctiva
  • Excessive tearing
  • Thick yellowish discharge, mostly covering whole eyelashes, especially after sleep
  • Itching and burning eyes
  • Blurred vision
  • Extra sensitivity to light

 

 

Retinal Detachment
  • Sudden appearance of floaters (tiny specks drifting through your field of vision) in the affected eye
  • Sudden appearance of light flashes in one or both eyes
  • Blurred vision
  • Steadily receding peripheral or side vision
  • Presence of a curtain-like shadow through your field of vision

 

 

Uveitis

 
  • Blurred vision
  • Pain in the eye
  • Light sensitivity
  • Redness of the eye

 

 

Eye Strain
  • Soreness, tiredness, burning or itching in eyes
  • Watery or dry eyes
  • Headache
  • Blurred or double vision
  • High light sensitivity
  • Difficulty in keeping your eyes open

 

 

Night Blindness

only symptom associated with night blindness is increased difficulty seeing things in dark

 

Color Blindness
  • Trouble distinguishing between different colors
  • Failure in seeing differing tones or shades of the same color

 

 

Eye Floaters
  • Appearance of dark specks or transparent strings floating around within your vision
  • Movement of the spots in correspondence with the movement of your eyes, quickly moving out of your visual field when looked upon
  • High visibility of the spots when looked at against a plain bright background like a white wall or blue sky

 

 

Near Sightedness (Myopia)
  • Vision getting blurry when looking at distant objects
  • Requiring squinting or partial closing of the eyelids to get a clear vision of something
  • Eyestrain leading to headaches
  • Difficulty viewing objects while driving a vehicle, particularly at night (night myopia)

 

 

Far Sightedness (Hypermetropia)
  • Vision getting blurry for objects close by
  • Need to squint for getting a better vision
  • Headache hitting after tasks needing your focus on close by objects

 

 

Astigmatism
  • Distorted and blurry vision at close range as well as at a distance
  • Difficulty in seeing things at night
  • Eyestrain
  • Headaches
  • Squinting
  • Eye irritation

 

 

Presbyopia
  • Blurry vision and inability to read at normal reading distance
  • Eyestrain (mostly accompanied with headaches) as a result of activities requiring close-up vision

 

 

Proptosis
  • Eye pain and irritation
  • Light sensitivity
  • Eye secretions (lacrimation)
  • Blurry vision
  • Diplopia (double vision resulting from weakened eye muscles)

 

 

Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)
  • Double vision
  • Eyes’ inability to focus on a particular point at the same time
  • Uncoordinated eye movements
  • Loss of depth perception

 

 

Eyes are highly complex and sensitive of body parts requiring extra care preservation if you want them to last you long enough to live a healthy, vibrant and colorful life.