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Blindness: Introduction

Any type of vision loss (e.g. blindness, blurred vision, double vision, etc.) is a symptom of great concern. Many of the causes are very serious medical conditions. Certain types of vision changes can be a medical emergency where delay can lead to loss of sight (e.g. for causes such as glaucoma, eye injury, retinal detachment) or loss of life (e.g. for causes such as stroke, TIA, etc.). Even transient or temporary blindness or loss of vision cannot be ignored because it can result from serious conditions such as stroke, TIA, hypertension, epilepsy, or migraine. Seek immediate professional medical attention for any such symptoms of vision changes....more

Review Causes of Blindness: Causes | Symptom Checker | Assessment Questionnaire

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Blindness. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

See full list of 496 causes of Blindness

Review Causes of Blindness: Causes | Symptom Checker | Assessment Questionnaire

Home medical tests possibly related to Blindness:

Review the causes of these more specific types of Blindness:

Review causes of types of Blindness in more specific categories:

Review causes of more specific types of Blindness:

See full list of 30 types for Blindness

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Blindness, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

See full list of 501 Symptom Checkers for Blindness

Review further information on Blindness Treatments.

Real-life user stories relating to Blindness:

Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Blindness or relevant symptoms:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Blindness. Some of these are listed below :

See full list of 16 diagnostic tests for Blindness

More Blindness animations & videos

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Blindness may include these symptoms:

See all associated comorbid symptoms for Blindness

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Blindness:

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques to assess the symptom: Blindness. These will include a physical examination and possibly diagnostic tests. (Note: A physical exam is always done, diagnostic tests may or may not be performed depending on the suspected condition) Your doctor will ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to openly share any pertinent information to help your doctor make an accurate diagnosis.

It is also very important to bring an up-to-date list of all of your all medical conditions, medications including dosages, and names of numbers of any specialist you see.

Create your printable checklist here.

See Blindness Assessment Questionnaire (18 listings)

Read more about causes and Blindness deaths.

Other ways to find a doctor, or use doctor, physician and specialist online research services:

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Blindness as a symptom include:

See full list of 496 causes of Blindness - (Source - Diseases Database)

Visual impairments limiting one or more of the basic functions of the eye: visual acuity, dark adaptation, color vision, or peripheral vision. These may result from EYE DISEASES; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; VISUAL PATHWAY diseases; OCCIPITAL LOBE diseases; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; and other conditions. Visual disability refers to inability of the individual to perform specific visual tasks, such as reading, writing, orientation, or traveling unaided. (From Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p132) - (Source - Diseases Database)

Lack of sight - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Inability to see or the loss or absence of perception of visual stimuli; condition may be the result of eye, optic nerve, optic chiasm or brain diseases effecting the visual pathways or occipital lobe. - (Source - CRISP)

The list of organs typically affected by Blindness may include, but is not limited to:

The list below shows some of the causes of Blindness mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 496 causes of Blindness

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Blindness. Of the 496 causes of Blindness that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

See the analysis of the prevalence of 496 causes of Blindness

The following list of conditions have 'Blindness' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which include a symptom of Blindness or choose View All.

The following list of medical conditions have Blindness or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Ask or answer a question about symptoms or diseases at one of our free interactive user forums.

Medical story forums: If you have a medical story then we want to hear it.

See a list of all the medical forums

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Blindness based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Blindness, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.

Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

Vision disorders, Visual disturbance, Visual impairment, Blind or partially sighted - (Source - Diseases Database)

Subtypes of Blindness:

Night blindness (134 causes), Blind spot (51 causes), Blindness in one eye (9 causes), Acute blindness (14 causes), Blindness in both eyes (3 causes), Chronic blindness (6 causes), Fleeting blindness (14 causes), Floaters (18 causes), Eye floaters (9 causes), Eyeball spots (7 causes), Cotton wool spots (8 causes)

Medical Conditions associated with Blindness:

Vision changes (2526 causes), Vision loss (688 causes), Impaired vision (1545 causes), Visual problems (2143 causes), Vision symptoms (2526 causes), Eye symptoms (5412 causes), Face symptoms (8109 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Vision distortion (1970 causes)

Symptoms related to Blindness:

Peripheral vision loss (72 causes), Floaters (18 causes), Flashes (29 causes), Blurred vision (982 causes), Double vision (221 causes), Vision changes (2526 causes), Eye symptoms (5412 causes), Eye pain (475 causes), Cataracts (330 causes), Glaucoma (150 causes), Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Corneal opacity, Diabetic retinopathy (9 causes)

Doctor-patient articles related to symptoms and diagnosis:

These general medical articles may be of interest:

See full list of premium articles on symptoms and diagnosis

Our news pages contain the following medical news summaries about Blindness and many other medical conditions:

Tools & Services:

Medical Articles:

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Blindness - RightDiagnosis.com

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