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Worsening vision
Gradual vision deterioration is a clinical finding in which vision becomes less clear or a person loses areas of sight slowly over time. This can occur due to cataracts, macular degeneration, or glaucoma, as well as other eye conditions.
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A 44-year old asked:
What is the rate of worsening vision at 80?
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A 37-year old asked:
Could my worsening vision be a result of a scratched lens?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Worsening vision?
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A 30-year old asked:
Could my worsening vision be a result of cornea?
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A 44-year old asked:
Worsening vision of past few months with floater fields. Why?
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A 37-year old asked:
Could worsening vision be a result of a scratched cornea?
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A 35-year old asked:
Worsening vision of past few months. Why so many floaters?
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A 39-year old asked:
Worsening vision with corneal abrasion, what to do?
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A 37-year old asked:
What can be done about worsening vision with corneal abrasion?
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A 38-year old asked:
Could my eye floater problem be related to my worsening vision?
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A member asked:
I currently am at a -5.5 prescription at 19 (also male) and I'm still encountering a progression in worsening vision. Does this mean I have pathological myopia?
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A 44-year old male asked:
Dizzy worsening vision always anxious and nausea, tight chest and right side of cheek always has a numb feeling by jaw?
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A 40-year old female asked:
My 14 years old daughtrer has worsening of vision from -4 to 6 diopters. Is any way of surgery that can prevent her vision from this negative shift?
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A 44-year old female asked:
I have dm2.Due to worsening symptoms (blurry vision & numbing), i decided to go on a 20 g carb/day diet to lose wt. & i feel so lethargic with n/v.
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A 29-year old female asked:
Rapid onset adult amblyopia.Vision worsening,mostly due wandering eye that seems impossible to keep in tandem.Did patch method 4mo. No change.Causes?
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A 46-year old male asked:
I have had progressively worsening blurry/ double vision, one sided tinnitus and a spaced out feeling for one year. Brain and orbits MRI with contrast was clear. Ophthalmology report clear. Could I still have a brain tumor?
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A 49-year old female asked:
I need to consult wrt my blur left eye vision worsening. I have a far and near sight condition, whereby 1 eye is nearsighted and the other farsighted. I've had a lens replacement in May 2017 on my right eye, but now my left eye's vision is worsen?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Went for MRI last year for tinnitus and found out I have arachnoid cyst and chiari malformation recently have worsening tinnitus blurry vision, why?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Can a Neurologist around Louisville see me as patient now? going downhill, double vision, worsening cognitive problem insomnia, hyperhidrosis, confusion, etc I have PPO anthem insurance. Im in 20s. Need to be evaluated for sporadic fatal insomnia
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A 32-year old female asked:
Chronic migraine but worried about iih due to double vision , worsening headaches whooshing noises in ear and nausea . Doctor said optic nerves full but reassured as retinal venous pulsations present on video ? Does this rule out iih ?
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A 29-year old asked:
Eye floaters, vision slightly worsening, over 1-2 years?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I have had excessive bright red menstrual bleeding two weeks straight. My vision is worsening. I also have my neck muscle got bigger the other day.
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A 46-year old asked:
What to do if I have bad vision, any way I can stop it from worsening?
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A 23-year old male asked:
How can I prevent my eyes from worsening? I already wear glasses. Im a boxer so vision is important if i want to be at the top of my game
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A 25-year old male asked:
Started getting eye flashes in peripheral vision although i had an eye check up last month. Could worsening anxiety be the cause or schedule appt.?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Can Diamox make your vision worse? I have possible IIH, so they prescribed Diamox. I never had ANY eye issues since starting the medication, but every time I restart it I get new or worsening eye floaters?
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A 25-year old asked:
Will any doctor near southern indiana PLEASE HELP ME?! I just want a doctor to evaluate me for the thalamus disease sporadic fatal insomnia. Im having things like rapid wt loss, double vision, rapid aging, cognitive & insomnia worsening, PLEASE!!!!
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A 55-year old female asked:
Trying to decide if I should take my 18 yr old son to neurosurgeon for 2nd opinion. Neurologist kinda blew it off. Diagnosed with chiari 1 malformation 2 yrs ago. Has worsening essential tremors, anxiety/mood, early Crohns, blurring vision?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Hit head hard worsening SEVERE headache. 3 days in went to ER numbness in right side of face, blurred vision,fatigue, confusion. CT shows arachnoid cyst previous CT showed MCM. ER said Im developing migraines. should I be worried about a concussion?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can glasses and contacts worsen vision?
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