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  2. Visual impairment - Wikipedia

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    Visual or vision impairment (VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception.In the absence of treatment such as corrective eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment, visual impairment may cause the individual difficulties with normal daily tasks, including reading and walking. [6]

  3. Macular degeneration - Wikipedia

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    Age-related macular degeneration is a main cause of central blindness among the working-aged population worldwide. [6] As of 2022, it affects more than 200 million people globally with the prevalence expected to increase to 300 million people by 2040 as the proportion of elderly persons in the population increases.

  4. Autoimmune retinopathy - Wikipedia

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    Both conditions share similar symptoms, such as progressive vision loss, night blindness, and blind spots. However, they have different underlying causes. RP is a hereditary disorder caused by mutations that lead to the degeneration of photoreceptor cells, typically starting with peripheral vision loss and progressing to central vision loss ...

  5. Vision disorder - Wikipedia

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    There are many eye conditions that can lead to vision disorder. Some of which are as follows: Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD): ARMD is a retinal degeneration disease specifically associated with macula blood vessels, which can result in central vision impairment. It is strongly linked to advancing age, as well as European ancestry.

  6. Ozempic may be linked to condition that causes blindness, but ...

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    NAION is the second most common optic nerve disease in the U.S., ... is the leading cause of blindness in adults and is caused by damage to the retina from high blood sugar levels.

  7. Retinopathy - Wikipedia

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    Diabetes is the most common cause of retinopathy in the U.S. as of 2008. [4] Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in working-aged people. [5] It accounts for about 5% of blindness worldwide and is designated a priority eye disease by the World Health Organization. [6]

  8. The most common causes of ocular migraines and how to ... - AOL

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    Retinal migraine symptoms tend to be more severe than regular aura symptoms - during a retinal migraine, you may partially lose vision or even go temporarily blind in one eye. In other cases, you ...

  9. List of neurological conditions and disorders - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...