Everyone in my family has bad vision. I've been wearing glasses since I was five.
I see, well visual impairment occurs when there are significant issues with vision that can't be fixed with glasses.
Is there any other way it can be fixed?
It depends on the cause, for instance cataracts are the most common cause of blindness.
My mom had cataracts when she was in her 20s. She had to get surgery to fix it.
daily activities such as driving, reading, socializing, and walking.
The most common causes of visual impairment globally are uncorrected refractive errors (43%), cataracts (33%), and glaucoma (2%). Refractive errors include near sighted, far sighted, presbyopia, and astigmatism. Cataracts are the most common cause of blindness. Other disorders that may cause visual problems include age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, corneal clouding, childhood blindness, and a number of infections. Visual impairment can also be
considerable overlap occurs. People with nuclear sclerotic or brunescent cataracts often notice a reduction of vision. Nuclear cataracts typically cause greater impairment of distance vision than of near vision. Those with posterior subcapsular cataracts usually complain of glare as their major symptom.
The severity of cataract formation, assuming no other eye disease is present, is judged primarily by a visual acuity test. Other symptoms include frequent changes of glasses and colored halos due to hydration of lens.
Causes.
Causes Age.
Age is the most common cause.