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<\/p>\nNight blindness is a type of vision impairment also known as nyctalopia. People with night blindness experience poor vision at night or in dimly lit environments. You may have difficulty seeing or driving in darkness. Some types of night blindness are treatable while other types aren\u2019t.<\/p>\n
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So, what are the causes of night blindness?<\/p>\n
1. Nearsightedness<\/strong>, or blurred vision when looking at faraway objects<\/p>\n 2. Cataracts<\/strong>, or clouding of the eye\u2019s lens<\/p>\n 3. Retinitis pigmentosa<\/strong>, which occurs when dark pigment collects in your retina and creates tunnel vision.<\/p>\n 4. Usher syndrome<\/strong>, a genetic condition that affects both hearing and vision<\/p>\n When you are diagnose night blindness, what should you do?<\/strong><\/p>\n If you are diagnosed cataracts, when there are clouded portions in your eye\u2019s lens. Cataracts can be removed through surgery. Your surgeon will replace your cloudy lens with a clear, artificial lens.<\/p>\n A deficiency of Vitamin A is also the cause of night blindness. Most people don\u2019t have vitamin A deficiency because they have access to proper nutrition.<\/p>\n The third one is night blindness caused by genetic conditions, such as retinitis pigmentosa, are not treatable. The gene that causes pigment to build up in the retina doesn\u2019t respond to corrective lenses or surgery. People who have this form of night blindness should avoid driving at night.<\/p>\n Prevention<\/strong> is also important. Although you can\u2019t prevent night blindness that\u2019s the result of birth defects or genetic conditions. But, you can properly monitor your blood sugar levels and eat a balanced diet to make night blindness less likely.<\/p>\n Foods rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals may help prevent cataracts. You can also choose foods that contain high level of vitamin A to reduce your risk of night blindness, such as sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkins, mangoes, spinach, milk, eggs and more.<\/p>\n Night blindness is a type of vision impairment also known as nyctalopia. People with night blindness experience poor vision at…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_angie_page":false,"_eb_attr":"","page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-learning"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/senseperfect.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/glasses-office-working-woman-450x300.jpg\")
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