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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 12 million Americans who suffer some form of visual problems, including a million people who are blind. You can preserve your vision if you act on the early signs of sight loss, as listed here by Vision 3C specialists in San Antonio, TX.
It’s normal to have blurry vision now and then. It’s not normal to have blurry vision all of the time. It’s also not normal to keep having to change to higher and higher levels of reading glasses in a few months. Blurry vision is an early symptom of cataracts, macular degeneration, or dry eye syndrome.
Night blindness is when you’re temporarily blinded by lights from other vehicles when you drive at night. Even traffic lights or lights from store signs can cause temporary blindness. You lose your depth perception and cannot see how far you are from everything else. This can be an early sign of eye conditions that can cause blindness, such as cataracts or retinitis pigmentosa.
Dark spots at the edge of your vision or in the center of your vision could be symptoms of glaucoma. Black or dark gray spots that move as your eyes move are called floaters. They are often a normal part of aging. However, they could be signs of a damaged eye from an injury to the eye or the head, an indication that your nearsightedness is getting worse, or diabetic retinopathy. If the floaters are accompanied by flashes of light, get medical attention immediately.
The symptoms of glaucoma can be so subtle that they can only be detected by an eye care professional. Early detection of diseases like glaucoma is why it’s important to get regular full eye exams.
Call Vision 3C Specialists today at (210) 538-2020 for more information or to schedule an appointment with our ophthalmologist.