9 Health conditions that affect eye vision
conditions that affect eye vision
9 Health conditions that affect eye vision
Eye vision is termed visual perception. According to wikipedia.org, visual perception is the ability to interpret the surrounding environment through photopic vision, color vision, scotopic vision, and mesopic vision, using light in the visible spectrum reflected by objects in the environment. However, there are health conditions that affect eye vision.
health condition means a psychological or physical or mental illness, injury, impairment, or status. The health status of living things will naturally diminish with time. The diminishing health status can easily be felt in the body parts involved. However, most health conditions affect other parts of the body that are not directly affected by the health condition.
The body of living things is termed an organism. One major reason the body is termed an organism is because every part of the body affects almost every other part of the body. In other words, the parts of the body are interconnected.
The quality of eye vision is affected by the functions and status of other parts of the body. Therefore, worsening health conditions affecting some parts of the body could easily affect eyesight.
Health conditions that affect the eye
1. Diabetes
2. High blood pressure
3. Measles
4.Shingles
5. Autoimmune disease
6. Liver disease
7. Malnutrition
8. Sickle cell disease
9. Migraines
1. Diabetes
People suffering from diabetes may develop a health condition called diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy involves leaking blood vessels. This leads to leakages into the retina of the eye. Diabetes also presents the risk of cataract and glaucoma. The diabetic health condition and its related eye condition presents a risk of vision loss and total blindness.
2. High blood pressure (hypertension)
High blood pressure is associated with other health conditions like diabetes, heart diseases and obesity. The resultant effect of high blood pressure is damage to blood vessels. Hypertension has the risk of damaging the blood vessels in the eye as well. Damage to blood vessels in the eye can lead to vision issues.
3. Measles
Measles still affects people. Measles can affect the eye, which could cause conjunctivitis. A worsened inflammation of the eye could lead to infection of the cornea. Corneal damage will definitely affect the vision of people.
4. Shingles
Blisters and rashes on the body are shingles. When it occurs on the face, especially around the eyes, it will lead to inflammation of the eye area. This would affect the vision of the eye.
5. Autoimmune disease
Autoimmune diseases are conditions in which your immune system mistakenly attacks your body.
Eye vision is one of the first symptoms of autoimmune diseases. When left untreated for sometime, eye pain and vision are the developing signs. Vision loss is the ultimate end.
6. Liver diseases
Some liver disease can present as an eye condition. One such liver condition that can present as an eye condition is cirrhosis. There could be dryness of the eye. Itchiness of the eye and fat collection in eyelids.
Cornea and the lens of the eye can get damaged if the condition is left untreated for a long time.
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7. Malnutrition
Nutrition is vital for every part of the body’s function. This is because every part of the body needs certain minerals and vitamins to function properly. Lack of any needed mineral would lead to reduced function of that part of the body.
The eye needs enough vitamins, lutein and zinc to function. This is because the eye contains these minerals as a core component. Lack of these minerals and vitamins will deny the eye the needed minerals to function. Reduced eye vision is a typical reflection of the nutrition status of the individual.
8. Sickle cell disease
People with sickle cell disease have blood cells that are not shaped normally. The blood cells are abnormally formed.
These abnormal blood cells and damaged blood vessels leading to the eye create vision problems. This can lead to blindness.
9. Migraines
Everyone may have experienced some sharp headache. However, some headaches may last for a few hours and do not necessarily need medication. The severe headache is termed migraine. Migraines can last between 4 and 7 hours.
Migraines are usually associated with eye sensitivity to light. External sounds also create discomfort for the individual. Migraines, therefore, is an underlying eye vision problem.
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