Blindness

Description

Blindness is a lack of vision or a loss of vision that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. Blindness can be the result from, eye surgery, premature birth complications, diabetes, glaucoma and macular degeneration. People with vision that is worse than 20/200 are considered legally blind.

Alcohols

 Ingestion of Methanol may cause Blindness (due to Methanol damaging the Optic Nerve).

Food Additives

 Excessive consumption of Aspartame may cause Blindness (due to Aspartame's Methanol content damaging the Optic Nerve).

Eyes/Vision

    Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) is the leading cause of irreversible Blindness among persons over the age of 65.  ^[1]

 Although treatable, Cataracts may lead to Blindness.

 Gyrate Atrophy of the Choroid and Retina may lead to Blindness.

 If Retinitis is left untreated it may lead to Blindness:

 Progressive degeneration of Sight (especially peripheral vision) is a symptom of Retinitis Pigmentosa - most Retinitis Pigmentosa sufferers lose most of their Sight (leading to Blindness) gradually over the course of three decades.

 Retinopathy may cause Blindness.

Metabolism

 Diabetes Mellitus may cause Blindness (due to the (diabetic) Retinopathy experienced by many diabetics).  Diabetes Mellitus is the leading cause of Blindness in persons aged 20 to 74.