Question 1

can adult blindness be cured?

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Depends: What is the cause?  Was the eye sighted earlier in life and developed vision loss?  Was the eye injured or infected?  Did it have surgery?  Is there systemic disease.?  So many questions:  Ask your ophthalmologist for the answer and whether there is a possibility of vision to some degree.  As you might guess some can be cured and others cannot.

Question 2

what can be done for blindness?

Accepted Answer

Blindness: If an eye can not perceive light, then there is usually nothing that can be done to help.  If the eye can see light or movement, then there may be something to be done to improve the vision.  You need to see an eye doctor to determine the reason for the poor vision and to initiate appropriate therapy.

Question 3

what disorder could cause blindness?

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Blindness: Almost any disease or its treatment can lead to blindness. This is in addition  to heredity, trauma, environmental exposure etc. Ophthalmologists either md or do specialize in these problems.

Question 4

can blindness in adults be cured now?

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No: There are many causes of blindness and most are not curable.

Question 5

do you have to be born withcolor blindness?

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Usually: Color deficiency is most commonly an inherited condition which is detected as soon as the child is old enough to be tested.   You can also acquire color deficiencies with certain retinal disorders, advanced diabetes, and a rare central nervous system stroke which disturbs the ability to detect colors properly.

Question 6

how can i protect my eyesight from blindness?

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Regular check up: With no risk factors you only need to have an occasional eye examination. If you have eye disease in the family, have symptoms related to the eyes, or have certain systemic illnesses like diabetes, then you should be seen often.  In addition a healthy lifestyle and diet, and protection of the eyes from injury can also add to the eye protection you seek.

Question 7

what illnesses causes sudden blindness in humans?

Accepted Answer

Many causes: There are a large number of causes of sudden blindness. Here, i assume that you mean total vision loss of one eye.  Causes include a retinal artery occlusion, giant cell arteritis, retinal detachment, ischemic optic neuropathy, stroke, optic neuritis, acute glaucoma, vitreous hemorrhage, poisoning (methyl alcohol), and trauma.  Bilateral loss is rare: occipital stroke, pituitary apoplexy.

Question 8

what possible causes for sudden blindness are there?

Accepted Answer

Multiple: Vision can be suddenly lost from direct trauma, acute glaucoma, vascular occlusion in the back of the eye, retinal detachment, acute bleeding in the eye, optic nerve disease and strokes in the visual cortex.  There are other rarer causes.  If someone loses vision in this way they should get to an ophthalmologist or an er immediately.

Question 9

could my horrible eyesight eventually lead to blindness?

Accepted Answer

Depends on the cause: Ask your eye doctor. Some causes can lead to blindness while others do not. What is the cause of your "horrible eyesight?".

Question 10

what is the leading cause of blindness in all the world?

Accepted Answer

Cataract: The most common cause of visual deterioration is cataract., nearly 50% of all causes. Treatable with surgery. Second is glaucoma (about 12%), preventable with early detection. Detection and treatment are more prevalent in developed countries. Third is probably macular degeneration, often not treatable.

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