Walk a Mile in Their Shoes

by Michael
   

         Now you see me, now you don’t. Most people understand the more general things about being blind, yet they are “blind” to serious causes of becoming blind. Being blind changes the lives of many people around the world and can be easily developed at any age. There are approximately 285 million people around the world that are blind: 39 million are blind and 246 million people have impaired vision. 82 percent of people that are blind are above the age of 50, which is about 20 percent of the world's population. Blindness can come in any shape or form like cataracts and glaucoma. 

            Cataracts is a serious eye infection that should be properly taken care of before it becomes too serious to treat. Developing in either one or both eyes, cataracts is one of the leading causes of blindness around the world. It can develop from ultraviolet light, radiation, injury to the eye, and exposure to a toxic substance. There are two types of cataracts one develops when you are young and the other develops wen you are elderly. 51 percent of blindness in the Eastern Mediterranean Region is caused by cataracts and  98 to 100 percent of the time it can be treated. The side effects of cataracts makes it hard to see in the sun light. 

          Glaucoma is another eye infection that causes blindness. It is very serious when it is left untreated. Glaucoma is in fact another one the leading cause of blindness. Secondly glaucoma can cause tumors, advanced cataracts and inflammation. There are three different types of treatment if your drugs don’t work. This eye infection is developed when there is too much fluid building up in the eye and damages the optic nerve. Any blockage in the drainage system of the eye (trabecular meshwork) creates a similar problem, but the fluid has nowhere to overflow. Rather, the fluid pressure increases and damages one of the most sensitive and important parts of the eye.

 These are two very important things to talk about because people don't understand how important it is take care of your body. Glaucoma comes from diabetes therefore people with diabetes should go and get their eyes checked yearly. Glaucoma can be treated with three different types of surgery in which you get done if drugs don't work. Cataracts can be prevented by giving up smoking. There are also three different surgeries that can be done to cure Cataracts: Phacoemulsification, Extracapsular cataract surgery, and Intracapsular surgery. This lets us know that we should take out time to care our bodies because it affects us in every aspect cause by our health.

            In conclusion, blindness is not only being incapable to see it’s a lot more than that. Blindness can be drawn to your body in so many ways, people need to know more about their bodies and how to properly take care of it. People should also understand that living an unhealthy lifestyle does not only effect your weight but every part of your body. People should go see a eye doctor yearly and not just elderly people. Glaucoma is irreversible and cataracts can get so bad glasses won’t even help.