A 48-year-old member asked:
what disease can cause permanent blindness?
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Dr. Tim Conrad answered
Ophthalmology 34 years experience
Many, many diseases: The most common diseases that blind people in the U.S. Are diabetes, glaucoma and macular degeneration. There are many others. If you are concerned about this, see an ophthalmologist on a regular basis.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Can contact lenses cause blindness?
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Dr. Robert Chang answered
Specializes in Ophthalmology
Yes: If you had a complication of contact lens wear such as a severe eye infection, then blindness is a rare possibility. Always follow your eye care provider's contact lens wear recommendations.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Is blindness from hie reversible?
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Dr. James Cummings answered
Neonatology 39 years experience
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.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Describe the features of blindness.?
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Dr. Richard Bensinger answered
Ophthalmology 52 years experience
Vision loss: Bindness is a spectrum from loss of all light perception (total blindness), to varying degrees of loss meeting legal standards - vision lower than 20/200 or a visual field less than 10 degrees in extent. The causes vary - some are reversible, some treatable to prevent worsening, and some permanent. Your ophthalmologist should see you to evaluate your category and treat if possible.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
What diseases may cause permanent, irreversible blindness?
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Dr. Sheron Marshall answered
Ophthalmology 25 years experience
Depends: Top causes of permanent, irreversible blindness in the us include diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and macular degeneration. Other causes in other parts of the world include infections, like trachoma. The american academy of ophthalmology recommends routine eye exams starting at age 40 in part to detect any of the above diseases before vision loss is permanent.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
What diseases can cause permanent blindness?
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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered
Ophthalmology 26 years experience
Usually chronic ds: mainly diabetes and macular degeneration is common outside of childhood blindness, corneal opacities, glaucoma, trachoma, and onchocerciasis. There are other causes that are progressive in nature, and in other countries out of the US it can be cataracts that aren't treated. In the US, it's a reversible cause of blindness if it can have it surgically treated.
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