The door frame is bent? The words are deformed? Maybe your eyes are "warning"

Blurred vision, distorted vision, dark shadows in front of the eyes...

Do the elderly around you have similar symptoms?

This is not simply "eye aging"

There may be a "visual robber" lurking

65-year-old Uncle Yan (pseudonym) lives in Hongshan District, Wuhan. After retirement, Uncle Yan felt that his eyesight was declining year by year. He saw things not only blurry but also with dark shadows. He always thought it was presbyopia and didn't pay much attention to it. Until recently, Uncle Yan went to the supermarket to buy couplets. Seeing the rows of couplets were crooked, he found that the door frame at home was also deformed when he returned home. When he complained about these strange phenomena to his wife, his wife said that there were no twisted couplets and door frames at all. Uncle Yan realized that there might be something wrong with his eyes, so he hurried to the Aier Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University for treatment.

After an examination by He Junwen, deputy chief physician of the fundus disease department of Wuhan University Aier Eye Hospital, it was found that the cause of Mr. Yan's distorted vision was not presbyopia, but age-related macular degeneration, and he was recommended to undergo vitreous cavity injection. "Doctor, what is macular degeneration? Isn't it my old age that causes presbyopia?" Mr. Yan asked in confusion.

Director He Junwen explained that in addition to cataracts and presbyopia, macular degeneration is also a common disease among the elderly. Age-related macular degeneration is a chronic eye disease, and the incidence rate increases with age. It can cause a sharp decline in central vision, with both eyes developing successively or simultaneously, and the visual impairment gradually worsens. It is currently recognized as one of the intractable eye diseases.

Typical symptoms of age-related macular degeneration

1. Visual distortion: objects are deformed and distorted.

2. Central dark spot: relative or absolute dark spot in the central fixation area.

2. Age-related macular degeneration may be related to age, chronic light damage, nutritional deficiencies, smoking, genetics and other factors.

Age-related macular degeneration may be related to age, chronic light damage, nutritional deficiencies, smoking, genetics and other factors. People over 50 years old, those with a history of diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia are all at high risk of age-related macular degeneration.

Key points for preventing age-related macular degeneration

1. Quit smoking (smoking can increase the risk of disease by 2-3 times).

2. Avoid prolonged exposure to short-wavelength light and wear blue light blocking glasses or sunglasses (to prevent light damage to the fundus caused by strong sunlight, blue light from computers, televisions, and mobile phone screens).

3. Control blood pressure, blood sugar and blood lipids.

4. Pay attention to dietary balance and increase the intake of plant-based foods.

Wu Jianhua, associate professor, chief physician, deputy director of the third committee of the Hubei Provincial Medical Association's Ophthalmologists Branch, and president of Wuhan University Aier Eye Hospital, reminded that age-related macular degeneration progresses slowly and painlessly, and is difficult to detect in the early stages of the disease. It is recommended that people over 50 years old undergo regular eye specialist examinations every year. Otherwise, once age-related macular degeneration occurs, it is usually difficult to reverse the serious loss of vision, and treatment is very difficult. If you experience blurred vision, decreased vision, and visual deformation, discoloration and other adverse eye symptoms, you can go to the macular disease clinic of the fundus disease specialist department of Wuhan University Aier Eye Hospital in time for specialized treatment, early detection, early regular treatment, and timely recovery of damaged vision.

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Aier Eye Hospital, Aier Eye Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University (Wuhan Aier Eye Hospital) now has 30 ophthalmology clinics, including dry eye clinic, high myopia clinic, floaters clinic, maculopathy clinic, diabetic eye disease clinic, pediatric tear duct clinic, ptosis and repair clinic, myopia prevention and control clinic, and refractory glaucoma clinic, implementing precision medicine and specialized treatment for specialized diseases. The hospital also has a special clinic for famous doctors, and invites nationally renowned ophthalmologists to sit regularly to provide diagnosis and treatment solutions for patients with difficult eye diseases. Weekend expert clinics and night clinics are also "open all the time" to fully guarantee the medical needs of the majority of patients.