What diseases may cause blindness?!
Question:
What diseases may cause blindness?
Answers:
* A common disease that can cause blindness are CATARACTS. This is when your lenses become opaque meaning that no light goes through. Some babies are born with cataracts. Luckily, cataracts can be removed by surgery.
* DIABETES may cause blindness as time goes by and depends on the severity of the disease..Diabetic retinopathy happens to people who have diabetes mellitus for a few years.
* GLAUCOMA can cause blindness if it is left untreated. And unfortunately approximately 10% of people with glaucoma who receive proper treatment still experience loss of vision.
* Another disease is called TRACHOMA which is caused by a virus that affects the cornea and the conjunctiva or lining of the eyelid.
* MACULAR DEGENERATION makes people not see things at the center of their field of vision which often occurs as people age.