DIAGNOSIS
Your physician would normally perform a series of examinations to determine the causes of your blindness or partial loss of vision. The purpose of these examinations is to determine the clarity of your vision, the movement of your eye muscles and the reaction of your eyes when exposed to light.
A slit lamp is generally used to examine the health of your eyes. If your physician is still uncertain about what causes your symptoms, he may refer you to an eye specialist.
TREATMENT
Partial blindness may be treated by the following:
- Surgery
- Medication
- Eyeglasses
- Contact lenses
However, if the treatments performed cannot help correct your vision, your physician might recommend using audio clocks and audiobooks, increasing the size of the text in your phones and computer and using a magnifying glass to read to help you function normally.
A person who is completely blind needs to approach life in a new way by learning new skills like:
- Using guide dogs
- Organizing the things in your home to ensure safety
- Reading Braille
- Folding your bills in different ways to help you determine which is which
- Using adaptive products, like color identifiers, accessible cookware, and a specialized smartphone.
