Will the opacity of the vitreous body cause blindness? The truth is this

Vitreous opacities are an eye disease with a relatively high incidence in recent years. Not only the elderly will suffer from this disease, but many young people nowadays will also suffer from this disease due to excessive use of their eyes. So can vitreous opacities in the eyes cause blindness? Most people don't quite understand this issue. In fact, if patients with vitreous opacities in their eyes are not treated in time or the treatment method is inappropriate, they will become blind.

1. Will vitreous opacities cause blindness? Vitreous opacities are a very common eye disease. Will vitreous opacities cause blindness? This is an issue that many patients are concerned about. Generally speaking, vitreous opacities are not serious. But it is difficult to say for more severe vitreous opacities.

Want to know whether vitreous opacities can cause blindness? We must first understand the structure of the vitreous body. The vitreous body is a transparent colloid that fills 4/5 of the eye cavity. It has the function of supporting the retina and refraction. It has no blood vessels itself, and its nutrition mainly comes from the choroid and aqueous humor. Vitreous opacities are not an independent disease, but a common manifestation of many eye diseases. Patients may have opaque and dark shadows of various shapes floating in front of their eyes. The impact on vision varies with the nature, quantity, location and primary condition of the opacities.

The effect of vitreous on vision changes as the disease progresses. Therefore, whether you will become blind if you suffer from vitreous opacities depends on the disease. Mild vitreous opacities can gradually recover if they are treated promptly and specifically and if you pay attention to protecting your eyes. It will not lead to serious consequences such as blindness. Please note that severe vitreous opacities can cause blindness. Therefore, vitreous opacities must be treated promptly to prevent the disease from worsening and leading to blindness.

2. Treatment of vitreous opacities: 1) Drug treatment Drug treatment is relatively conservative and the risk of treatment is relatively low. However, drug treatments are slower to work. If vitreous opacities are not treated in time, they may lead to the occurrence of other fundus diseases, so effective treatment methods must be used. 2) In the treatment of fundus lesions, the combination of Chinese and Western medicine can inhibit cell apoptosis, improve neuronal function, and improve blood supply, so as to achieve the purpose of improving and delaying the further development of the disease.