Slide1: Visual Disturbances Double Vision (Diplopia) Partial Blindness/Total Blindness Colorblindness Blurred Vision Maintained by Visual Aids Centre Owner: Vipin Buckshey
Slide2: Double Vision (Diplopia) Diplopia is also called double vision. If you are seeing two objects when you should be seeing one, you are experiencing diplopia. It's causes are : An autoimmune disorder, like myasthenia gravis, which prevents the muscles inside your eyes from being activated by your nerves cataracts clouding of your eye’s lens corneal scarring or infections diabetes hypertension injury or irregularity on your eye’s lens and cornea muscle weakness nerve conditions, such as multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome Maintained by Visual Aids Centre Owner: Vipin Buckshey
Slide3: Partial Blindness/Total Blindness Partial blindness means you are able to see light as well as some degree of what’s around you. Total blindness refers to a condition where you can no longer see light. It's causes are : accidents or trauma to the eyes advancing age cataracts diabetes glaucoma hereditary condition macular degeneration optic neuritis, or inflammation of the optic nerve stroke tumors Maintained by Visual Aids Centre Owner: Vipin Buckshey
Slide4: Colorblindness Individuals who are colorblind are unable to see colors. It's causes are : certain medications , such as those used to treat high blood pressure, erectile dysfunction, and psychological problems diabetes exposure to certain chemicals, such as fertilizers glaucoma inheriting the condition (Colorblindness is more common in men. The most common form of colorblindness is red-green color deficiency.) macular degeneration optic neuritis, or inflammation of the optic nerve Parkinson’s disease sickle cell anemia Maintained by Visual Aids Centre Owner: Vipin Buckshey
Slide5: Blurred Vision Blurred vision may be the result of changing eyesight or a symptom of another condition. It's causes are : bacterial infection, such as trachoma cataract corneal abrasion or infection glaucoma inadequate prescription glasses or contact lens macular degeneration migraine headache optic nerve problem trauma or injury to the eye tumor Maintained by Visual Aids Centre Owner: Vipin Buckshey