Poor Vision

Poor vision is vision loss that can't be corrected with glasses, contacts or surgery. It isn't blindness as limited sight remains. Low vision can include blind spots, poor night vision and blurry sight.

Symptoms of Poor Vision

• Severe, sudden eye pain
• Recurrent pain in or around the eye
• Hazy, blurred, or double vision
• Seeing flashes of light or sudden bright floating spots
• Seeing rainbows or halos around lights
• Seeing floating “spider webs”
• Seeing a “curtain coming down” over one eye
• Sensing a “cup filling up with ink” in one eye
• Unusual, even painful, sensitivity to light or glare
• Swollen, red eyes
• Changes in the color of the iris
• White areas in the pupil of the eye
• Sudden development of persistent floaters
• Itching, burning, or a heavy discharge in the eyes
• Any sudden change in vision
  
  

Causes of poor vision

          

• Difficulty focusing your eyesight, such as with near-sightedness or far-sightedness
• Astigmatism (when the surface of the eye isn’t curved properly)
• Presbyopia (when your eyes find it harder to focus as you age)
• Dry eye syndrome
• Cataracts
• Glaucoma
• Damage to the cornea
• Age-related macular degeneration
• An eye infection
• Problems with the retina, such as diabetic retinopathy
• An injury to the eye
  
  
  

An occupational therapist can provide visual rehabilitation that will work on eye alignment, tracking, visual processing, or teaching you how to use your remaining vision effectively. Occupational therapists are trained in environmental modifications and adaptive equipment to help minimize visual limitations. This can be as simple as adding contrasting colors to steps to prevent falls, or talking devices that read medication bottles.

At Reddy Care Physical and Occupational Therapy, we can get you set up with the right therapist for you. Call today to schedule a consultation!

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Sources:https://www.cchwyo.org/news/2021/april/occupational-therapy-helps-people-with-vision-im/#:~:text=An%20occupational%20therapist%20can%20provide,to%20help%20minimize%20visual%20limitations. 

https://visionaware.org/your-eye-condition/eye-health/symptoms-of-vision-problems/ 

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/8585-low-vision

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Written by:

Dr. Vinod Somareddy, PT, DPT

President

Reddy Care Physical Therapy

Reddy Care Occupational Therapy

Reddy Care Aquatic Therapy

Author

Reddy Care Physical & Occupational Therapy Reddy Care Physical & Occupational Therapy is an outstanding specialty service providing exceptional care and state-of-the-art treatments for the residents of Farmingdale and Great Neck, New York. The combination of innovative exercise programs, manual therapy, and technology together with the expertise of every member of the team enables Reddy Care Physical & Occupational Therapy to provide services that ensure superior clinical outcomes and consistently high patient satisfaction.