How to Detect Vision Loss Before It's too Late

bwood | Oct 29, 2009 |

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Your eyes are the windows into your surroundings. It's important to take every precaution to preserve your vision and take care of your eyes. Statistics show that Macular degeneration (Vision loss) is the most common cause of blindness in Americans over 50. If you think you are having vision loss, here are some signs to detect it before it's too late.

One of the easiest ways to detect vision loss, if you wear glasses, is by how often your eye glass prescription changes. If you start seeing an optometrist several times a year or if your prescription keeps getting stronger, then you are very likely experiencing vision loss.

You should wear your glasses as often as your optometrist tells you. If you wear them a different amount of time, or if they begin to hurt your eyes, it could be a sign that your eyes are getting worse and you should get a new prescription.

Another way to detect vision loss is evaluate how smoothly you are able to move around during the day. If you are stumbling, running into things, or losing your balance more than usual, then it is likely the result of vision loss. Throughout the day you should be able to move around your house and the workplace freely, and if you start to stumble or fall you need to have your vision checked.

Last, if you notice something in your vision that doesn't seem normal you may be experiencing vision loss. A More narrow line of sight, dark or blurry spots in your vision, or bent and wavy objects is a sign that you may be losing your vision. To quickly test this, try covering one eye and then the other. If what you see from both eyes doesn't match, you might be experiencing vision loss and should find an optometrist before your symptoms get worse.