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There are many different conditions that can cause low vision and each condition affects sight in a different way.
Macular degeneration occurs when the macular becomes either thin or elevated and uneven due to leaking blood vessels under the retina. People with macular degeneration have mostly peripheral vision and blurry or no central vision. Diabetes can damage the capillaries of the retina causing the retina to leak fluid onto the macular. People with diabetic retinopathy have blurred and spotty vision. A cataract is the clouding of the eye's lens. Because the lens focuses the eye, a person's vision blurs when the lens becomes cloudy, just as if someone was trting to look at something through a waterfall. Glare can also be a significant problem for people with cataracts. Glaucome is an eye disease in which the normal pressure of the eye rises. This pressure can cause damage to the optic nerve and other parts of the eye. People who have glaucoma lose their peripheral vision and as the disease worsens the field of vision narrows.
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Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
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10032
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635 West 165th Street, Room 218
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10032
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Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
Columbia Laser Vision Correction
635 West 165th Street, Room 218
Manhattan,
New York
10032
Call 888-803-0571
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Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
Columbia Laser Vision Correction
635 West 165th Street, Room 218
NYC,
NY
10032
Call 888-803-0571
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Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
Columbia Laser Vision Correction
635 West 165th Street, Room 218
Manhattan,
New York
10032
Call 888-803-0571
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Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
Columbia Laser Vision Correction
635 West 165th Street, Room 218
NYC,
NY
10032
Call 888-803-0571
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Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
Columbia Laser Vision Correction
635 West 165th Street, Room 218
Manhattan,
New York
10032
Call 888-803-0571
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Columbia Laser Vision Correction
635 West 165th Street, Room 218
Manhattan,
NY
10032
Call 888-803-0571
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