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Visual problems


Patients who present with visual disturbance are often very distressed, with their quality of life affected, including their ability to drive. Below is a list of common conditions that may give rise to visual problems, grouped according to symptoms.

Causes

Visual disturbances (flashing lights or floaters)

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    Migraine

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    Retinal detachment

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    Vitreous haemorrhage

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    Age-related macular degeneration

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    Vitreous detachment

Blurring of vision

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    Refractive errors (long or short sighted)

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    Head injuries

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    Acute angle-closure glaucoma

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    Blunt trauma to the eye

Loss of vision

Partial loss

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    Homonymous hemianopia – stroke, tumour

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    Peripheral field loss – glaucoma, papilloedema

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    Central field loss – age-related macular degeneration

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    Bitemporal hemianopia – pituitary tumour

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    Horizontal field loss – retinal vascular occlusion

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