These are 3 most common eye problems suffered by many people in the world.
They are the eye cataracts (grey eyes), leaking retinas (diabetic retinopathy) and glaucoma.
Cataracts The grey area or "clouds" prevent light from entering and exiting your eyes.
How do you know if you have cataracts? Well, if you have blurred vision, light sensitivity, night vision difficulty and color problems, you may be developing cataracts.
Another sign that you have cataracts is you change your prescription lenses more frequently than you are used to.
Furthermore, one eye could develop a worse cataract than the other.
How to solve this problem? You can undergo cataract surgery.
In the surgery, your damaged lens is replaced with synthetic lens that is made from plastic, silicone or acrylic.
Otherwise, you will have to use contact lenses or magnifying glasses.
Leaking retinas or diabetic retinopathy For people who have diabetes type 1 or type 2, this condition is the major cause for vision loss.
This is because diabetes damages the blood vessels in the retina, making them leak fluid.
The majority of people having diabetes suffer from this problem.
One common symptom is difficulty in night vision.
This could be blurred vision too.
A person with such symptoms should see a retinal specialist immediately to reverse or slow down the damage.
Do not delay.
How to solve this problem? There is a laser treatment that your doctor can perform to treat diabetic retinopathy.
Actually, the best solution is to prevent the diabetes from developing at the first place.
Therefore, always keep your blood sugars under control.
Make it a habit to see your doctor regularly.
Maintain a healthy diet and your weight within the healthy range.
Exercise a few times in a week too.
All of these steps are equally important.
Glaucoma This condition happens because of increased fluid pressure in a person's eye.
When the fluid pressure increases, the optic nerves get damaged.
There are 2 types of glaucoma, which is the open angle and angle closure.
The former (open angle) is much more common.
The good news is, if you detect it early, you can treat it without any problems or side effects.
But if you don't, it can lead to permanent blindness.
It can be measured using an instrument called the tonometer.
The tonometer measures the pressure in your eyes.
During a checkup, your doctor will also examine your optic nerve right after dilating your eye with drops.
Treatment is done by using varying types of eyedrops.
These eyedrops can lower the eye pressure.
You don't know whether the pressure is high or low because you don't feel any pain at all yourself.
Therefore, you have to visit your doctor and have your eyes checked.
What are the risk factors of glaucoma? They are family history, previous eye injury, diabetes, high blood pressure and extreme near-sightnedness.