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*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Partial blindness
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Stress
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What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
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What people are taking for it
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Pain
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Common symptom
Blindness
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*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 | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 2 | |
20s | 15 | |
30s | 31 | |
40s | 54 | |
50s | 70 | |
60s | 55 | |
70+ | 37 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 66 | |
Female | 189 |