What is vision loss?

Vision loss or visual loss is the absence of vision where it existed before, which can happen either acutely (i.e. abruptly) or chronically (i.e. over a long period of time).

How do members experience vision loss?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with vision loss*

*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.

Top treatments taken by people for vision loss*

Who has vision loss on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 15
30s 31
40s 54
50s 70
60s 55
70+ 37

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 66
Female 189