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Tunnel vision is the loss of peripheral vision. It is an inability to distinguish anything to one side or both sides, or anything directly above and/or below eye level. Central vision and the ability to see directly ahead remains intact.
How do members experience tunnel vision?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with tunnel vision*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Tunnel vision is the loss of peripheral vision. It is an inability to distinguish anything to one side or both sides, or anything directly above and/or below eye level. Central vision and the ability to see directly ahead remains intact.
Common symptoms reported by people with tunnel vision
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for tunnel vision
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Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have tunnel vision through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with tunnel vision? Members in the forum might have the answers.