Question 1

may have gotten a little human feces in corner of my eye (don't ask)  what can happen? blindness?

Accepted Answer

Problem unlikely: Your eye is really terrific at cleaning itself out.  You walk around all day with the eyes wide open and lots of stuff enters it unbeknownst to you and you experience no problem.  The small amount of feces you got in your eye will be washed out and the eye is extraordinarily unlikely to have a problem. Blindness is just not on the list at all.

Question 2

what causes blindness?

Accepted Answer

Long list: Blindness can be legal (20/200 or less) or absolute (cannot see light even).  Eyes can inherit problems, get infected, traumatized and develop a host of diseases which can lower the vision such as diabetes, glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, etc.   Take your pick.

Question 3

can adult blindness be cured?

Accepted Answer

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 4

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 5

is blindness from hie reversible?

Accepted Answer

No: In general, neurologic injury that persists following hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is permanent, although some degree of improvement may occur depending on the nature of the injury. Blindness associated with hie is not common, at least in newborns.

Question 6

is there a way to cure blindness?

Accepted Answer

If so =>Nobel prize: There are far too many causes for blindness to have a straightforward answer.

Question 7

what disorder could cause blindness?

Accepted Answer

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 8

how would someone describe blindness?

Accepted Answer

Highly variable: Interesting question. Blindness can range from "legally blind", 20/200 or less on the eye chart in both eyes, in which many people cope well for usual activities around the house, even reading print that is not too small with the help of magnifiying devices, to total blindness, not even seeing any light.  All "blind" patient have to give up driving. The degree of blindness affects the description.

Question 9

can blindness in adults be cured now?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

is temporary blindness a real condition?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: There are many medical conditions that can cause temporary blindness. These can include blockage of the arteries in the eyes, or strokes in the area of the brain that interpret vision (the occipital lobes). It is also possible for temporary blindness to be caused by psychological conditions, such as severe stress (functional blindness).

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