Lenstore: how to experience vision problems

How does a color blind person see? And what can the visual experience be like in the presence of glaucoma or cataract problems? What is meant by macular degeneration? How do floaters affect sight? To these questions it is often easy to give a theoretical answer, but it is not always easy to imagine in practice what constitutes a visual experience of this type. To facilitate the impact with this type of problem, and to make it clear to everyone what they entail in everyday life, Lenstore  has developed an interesting online tool that allows you to experience each of these pathologies directly through your own eyes.

I find that raising awareness of issues such as visual impairment is very important and meaningful. Through this digital tool we can finally get to know these problems more closely, experiencing them on our skin. All the eye diseases analyzed vary in terms of symptoms, causes and treatments and it is important to become more aware of what the symptoms may be to prevent any damage.

In fact, many of the pathologies analyzed can be cured simply by reducing the presence of symptoms, if identified in time by a doctor or optometrist. We hope that this tool will not only help people see the world from another pair of eyes, but also pay attention to the different symptoms, to be able to heal themselves in time.

Roshni Patel, Lenstore

 

Vision problems: an online test to understand what they entail

These are the main pathologies of sight covered by the online tool:

• Color blindness
  “ Color blindness affects 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women worldwide. Those suffering from this condition tend to fail to identify certain colors or distinguish them from others. The most common type of color blindness is deuteranopia (visible in the image). Those suffering from this visual disturbance find it hard to distinguish between the red and green color "
• Tunnel vision
  “ This condition of the eye is characterized by the deterioration or complete loss of peripheral vision, while central vision generally remains intact. As a result, people with this condition tend to perceive the presence of a circle in front of the eyes, as if they are looking at the world from a tunnel "
• Night Blindness
  “Also known as Nyctalopia, this condition is the result of the eyes' inability to adapt to low light. Although there are no particular consequences during the day, for those with this visual impairment it becomes more challenging to carry out tasks in the dark "
• Cataract
  “ Cataract is a very common eye disease, characterized by the presence of spots created by the lens inside the eye which - as a result - can make vision blurred and in some cases cause blindness. Although everyone can be affected by this visual disorder, cataracts tend to develop more commonly in adults. This is due to the fact that with age the lenses of the eye 'become covered up', making it difficult to carry out daily activities such as - for example - driving. Alcohol abuse, smoking, diabetes and the presence of cases in the family are all factors that increase the chances of having this condition "
• Floaters
  “ It is very common to experience the presence of floating bodies in the eye, often black or gray that move in the eye when you move your gaze or try to focus your gaze directly on them. Although this condition is common and - in many cases - harmless, in other cases it is a symptom of a more complex problem that must be addressed with your ophthalmologist ".