Understanding Night Blindness
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The medical term for night blindness is nyctalopia. This is a problem with not being able to see as well at night, even if you can see perfectly well during the daytime or when it is bright.

Night blindness may be hereditary, or be caused by cataracts, a problematic liver, insufficient Vitamin A, zinc deficiency, macular degeneration,  Xerophthalmia, or Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), glaucoma drugs, or nearsightedness.

Treatment for night blindness will naturally depend on what is causing it. Sometimes, by wearing eyeglasses or switching to a different drug for your glaucoma is all that you need to do to stop night blindness. However, there are cases when surgery will be required.

Most often, the cause is lack of Vitamin A. If you have a diet rich in dairy products, generally speaking, you will not have a deficiency in Vitamin A. If you do need to increase your level of this vitamin, you can get it from fish liver oil, egg yolks, liver, fruits and vegetables. You can also try supplements which are also effective. However, before you start changing your diet, consult a doctor. For example, pregnant women should not take Vitamin A because it may cause birth defects.

There are 3 kinds of night blindness that one can get. The first is Congenital Stationary which is inherited night blindness. The second is Progressive which can be caused by the Vitamin A deficiency, drugs, or a disease. The third night blindness is from a complication that may happen because of obesity, pancreas or liver surgeries. This kind of operation will change the way your body receives food, and the Vitamin A level can be affected.

If you are starting to get blurred vision, have difficulty adjusting from bright lights to dim lights, or you have dry eyes, you should contact an eye doctor for a consultation. While night blindness is not common in the United States, there are still cases, plus, it could be an inherited condition.

There are alternative methods to treating night blindness such as herbal treatments, colored light therapy, Zinc supplements, and night vision devices, and laser surgery to slow down the production of too much blood vessels.

Some of the herbal products recommended to improve night blindness are  blueberry juice, dandelion, passionflower, bilberry, eyebright, rose eye wash, matrimony vine berries, Queen Anne’s lace, and yellow dock leaves.

Color light therapy is a treatment that tries to stimulate the brain to increase the level of photocurrent transmission from the eye to the brain. A patient is made to look at 11 waves of colors regularly through 25 sessions over a period of 6 weeks.

Night blindness is an eye problem that can become serious quickly if not attended to immediately. According to a survey done a few years ago, one of the top fears of Americans is losing their eyesight, and so, any irritation or changes in your eyesight should be given priority because the effects could be life-changing.

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