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Blindness that forms over a matter of years instead of suddenly? (self.Blind)
submitted by lifeisreallygoodnow
Curious to know if anyone has heard of a blindness that forms over time ( fairly quickly, i.e 1 to 3 years, or 3 to 10 years) and ends in complete blindness and that comes from an injury?
And can that person still see as they are going blind?
And can that person still see as they are going blind?
DaaxD 8 points 1y ago
Some forms of retinitis pigmentosa (such as my case) starts as worsening night vision as it takes more time for your eyes to adjust. This change is can be really subtle and easy to miss.
You might also start losing your peripheral vision so slowly that your brains just keeps adapting to your narrowing field of vision. If you are asking this as a sighted person, then are you sure that you haven't lost 5 or 10 degrees of your peripheral vision already?
I can't say for sure but I think I first noticed the subtle hints 3 years before I actually decided to visit opthomologist because the hints were so subtle I didn't even notice what was going on.
I have never heard of an injury causing a progressing vision loss, but I'm not a doctor. You would need to ask that from an opthomologist.
The bottom line is that if you are suspecting something, then it doesn't hurt to visit opthomologist. Better safe than sorry, right?
You might also start losing your peripheral vision so slowly that your brains just keeps adapting to your narrowing field of vision. If you are asking this as a sighted person, then are you sure that you haven't lost 5 or 10 degrees of your peripheral vision already?
I can't say for sure but I think I first noticed the subtle hints 3 years before I actually decided to visit opthomologist because the hints were so subtle I didn't even notice what was going on.
I have never heard of an injury causing a progressing vision loss, but I'm not a doctor. You would need to ask that from an opthomologist.
The bottom line is that if you are suspecting something, then it doesn't hurt to visit opthomologist. Better safe than sorry, right?
princesspooball 3 points 1y ago
Yup glaucoma can do that
lifeisreallygoodnow [OP] 1 points 1y ago
First thanks for responding. I saw this...
***"Traumatic glaucoma is any glaucoma caused by an injury to the eye. This type of glaucoma can occur both immediately after an injury to the eye or years later."***
So Glaucoma can occur after an injury, and can lead to blindness
So three questions.
1. Would a person be able to see fairly clearly for a few years? ( and how many? maybe 5 or 10 before full blindness?)
2. Is there anyway to stop glaucoma, slow it, or reverse it?
3. Would you be classed legally blind BEFORE you were fully blind?
***"Traumatic glaucoma is any glaucoma caused by an injury to the eye. This type of glaucoma can occur both immediately after an injury to the eye or years later."***
So Glaucoma can occur after an injury, and can lead to blindness
So three questions.
1. Would a person be able to see fairly clearly for a few years? ( and how many? maybe 5 or 10 before full blindness?)
2. Is there anyway to stop glaucoma, slow it, or reverse it?
3. Would you be classed legally blind BEFORE you were fully blind?
princesspooball 2 points 1y ago
I am only a patient so I can only answer your questions from my limited knowledge
Glaucoma does t happen just from injury, it can also occur to anitomcal issues with the eye
>Would a person be able to see fairly clearly for a few years? ( and how many? maybe 5 or 10 before full blindness?)
Yes but it depends on the type of glaucoma and how well the pressure is controlled.
>Is there anyway to stop glaucoma, slow it, or reverse it?
Yes sometimes progression can be stopped or at least slowed. No it cannot be reversed, once the damage to the optic nerve is done it cannot be reversed and there is no cure.
Would you be classed legally blind BEFORE you were fully blind?
Yes because the progression is slow and you lose sight over time which eventually leads to blindness it is not controlled
Glaucoma does t happen just from injury, it can also occur to anitomcal issues with the eye
>Would a person be able to see fairly clearly for a few years? ( and how many? maybe 5 or 10 before full blindness?)
Yes but it depends on the type of glaucoma and how well the pressure is controlled.
>Is there anyway to stop glaucoma, slow it, or reverse it?
Yes sometimes progression can be stopped or at least slowed. No it cannot be reversed, once the damage to the optic nerve is done it cannot be reversed and there is no cure.
Would you be classed legally blind BEFORE you were fully blind?
Yes because the progression is slow and you lose sight over time which eventually leads to blindness it is not controlled
lifeisreallygoodnow [OP] 1 points 1y ago
thank you
SugarPie89 1 points 1y ago
So i did a brief google search and injury to the eye can cause traumatic glaucoma that causes gradual vision loss. But conditions like Retinitis Pigmentosa are genetic and would not be caused by injury. You can still see while going blind but your vision worsens with time. Otherwise you wouldnt be *going* blind and would *be* blind.
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