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I am a 29-year-old woman with myopia. Can it end up in blindness?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 29-year-old woman. My vision has been getting blurred, and I was recently told that I have myopia. I am so anxious about the potential complications and what the future holds. Can you please help me understand the risks associated with myopia and if there is a chance that it cou... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern about your symptoms. You have mild myopia, and this is a very common condition. The chances of blindness are less, and it usually happens in patients with pathological myopia. Blindness may be due to retinal detachment, etc. At your age, myo... Read Full »
Can my far-sightedness cause blindness in the long run?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 43-year-old man who found out about my far-sightedness five years ago. Lately, I have been a bit worried. Can far-sightedness cause blindness in the long run? I have heard different things, and I am not sure what to believe. On top of that, I also have high blood pressure. Coul... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. I suppose you have presbyopia which is a condition in which a person near 40 years of age needs power glasses for near tasks. This is a normal condition and it is an aging process. This will not make you blind. High... Read Full »
I lost vision in one of my eyes for about two minutes. Is it serious?
Query: Hello doctor, Early this morning I lost vision in one of my eyes for about two minutes. My vision then came back gradually over a period of couple of minutes. I could not see any light at all. It was not painful and I have not experienced this before. I experienced an allergic reaction to a Progeste... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sudden painless transient loss of vision suspects that some vegetation got dislodged from your heart valve and blocked blood vessel supplying the eye leading to blindness and it got dislodged later with systolic heart beat leading to recovery of vision. It is better ... Read Full »