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Always take note of any health-related signs or symptoms that you experience, and report any of these to your doctor the moment you’ve realized there might be something wrong with your health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are general medical symptoms like a fever, nausea and blurred vision that can potentially help to indicate any number of health conditions that might need to be diagnosed and treated before they can turn into bigger problems for your health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a general symptom, blurred vision is one of the most common ones to experience. It can indicate eye conditions, but it can also indicate many conditions that aren’t directly tied to the eyes (but affect them), such as diabetes or kidney disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you experience any blurred vision, record the other symptoms you experience and see your doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are 14 of the potential causes for the blurred vision that could mean you should make an appointment with your doctor for diagnosis and treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Diabetes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Blurred vision can be one of the first signs of diabetes<\/a>, and it often goes together with other symptoms such as feeling fatigued or sleepy more often than you’re used to, tingling in the hands or feet, swelling of the ankles and numbness; increased urination is also common in many cases of type I, type II and type III (or gestational) diabetes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you experience any blurred vision together with other common symptoms of diabetes (or if you have an existing history of diabetes in your family), you should see your doctor to have yourself tested. It takes just a simple prick test and a few minutes to establish the sugar levels in your blood – and diabetes is a very manageable health condition from there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In cases of diabetes, blurred vision accompanies an insulin imbalance, and it might be one of the signs of an impending diabetic coma. If your symptoms are severe, you might not have the time to wait for a doctor’s appointment and could have to visit the emergency room instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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2. Blood pressure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Either high or low blood pressure<\/a> can be one of the most common causes for experience blurred vision. Normal blood pressure measures approximately 120 over 80, but higher or lower than this could mean that you have a condition that needs to be managed with a few lifestyle adaptations and likely prescription blood pressure medication to keep your blood pressure in check. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’re more at risk for blood pressure conditions if you have a history of these conditions in your family, and your risk increases with the addition of certain lifestyle factors like your diet and being a smoker or heavy drinker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blurred vision can happen when your blood pressure falls very low, or spikes very high: Both are dangerous to your health and might mean that you should make a trip to the emergency room rather than to wait for a doctor’s appointment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes it can be the only symptom of sudden blood pressure changes you experience, but you might also experience dizziness, nausea, vomiting, numbness, tingling or fainting at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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3. Blood sugar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Even if you don’t have a condition like diabetes, the level of sugar in your blood still tends to fluctuate throughout the day. This is why most people will hit a “slump” during a certain period of the morning, or why everyone else feels the need to snack throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When your blood sugar<\/a> drops down to lower than it should be, blurred vision can be one of the first symptoms you experience. You might also experience the phenomenon most people refer to as “seeing stars” and might also experience other symptoms such as tingling and tiredness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you suspect that you have any problems with your blood sugar levels, it takes a simple test to find out: It can also be done at most drug stores without the need to see a doctor. Sometimes it indicates a medical condition like diabetes, but there are also other conditions that might cause these drops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you know, it becomes something that can be managed and treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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4. Glaucoma <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Glaucoma <\/a>is one of the most common eye conditions, and it gets diagnosed with a few hundred new cases every year. It can be seen in a great deal of the older population, but glaucoma can also be diagnosed when you are younger. It’s a condition that causes the excess build-up of pressure within the eye – and this, in turn, can cause the eyes to appear “bulged” as well as symptoms such as blurred vision as a result of this pressure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have glaucoma, it is likely to affect your vision. It’s also likely to have periods of the week or day where the condition appears to be worse than others: Your vision might only blur when you’re done with half a day’s work after staring at a screen, or it might happen to you only during the later parts of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you suspect that you have glaucoma, see your doctor: Vision can usually be restored with the proper management of the condition, which usually takes just the addition of the right medication to treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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5. Near- or Farsightedness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It’s a simple fact that not everyone has what they would call 20-20 vision – or near-perfect vision in both the left and right eyes<\/a>. Near- and farsightedness are two of the most common eye conditions diagnosed in people – and it can happen at any age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things like family history might have something to do with it, and you are likely to develop either of these if you have a genetic history of eye conditions. Ask yourself whether or not anyone in your family wore glasses: If the answer is yes, have yourself checked out for any eye conditions from an early age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blurred vision can sometimes be a plain symptom that just means you need your eyes checked, and might need to wear glasses (or occasionally have surgery) in order to restore your site back to what it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you suspect that your blurred vision is due to near- or farsightedness, start by booking a simple eye test (or try out some simple reading glasses the next time you’re at the store).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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6. Allergies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An allergy <\/a>can be to things in the environment like pollen (which tends to make it flare up during only certain times of the year or seasons), or it can be to ingredients, medications or foods: Allergies to wheat, certain nuts, shellfish and lactose are very common – although one can theoretically be allergic to anything, and become allergic to it at any point during your life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blurred vision is a common symptom that happens during most allergy attacks or episodes. Flushing of the skin, a rash, itching, fever, difficulty swallowing or breathing and an overproduction of phlegm are all symptoms that can go together with blurred vision and mean that you’re having an allergic reaction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes allergic reactions are mild, but they can also be dangerous and have the potential to be fatal if medical attention isn’t reached in time. If you suspect that you have allergies, see an allergy specialist for screening and make sure that you always have the right medication to treat an allergy attack on hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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7. Colds or the Flu <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The terms “colds” and “the flu<\/a>” don’t refer to only two medical conditions. Instead, this general. Medical terms refer to a blanket group of several different bacteria and diseases that all have more or less the same general symptoms. After all, most people know what they’re going to feel like when they have either a cold or the flu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blurred vision is a common symptom that accompanies colds and flu because of the fact that most conditions causing these will irritate the eyes, ears, nose, and throat: This causes the overproduction of phlegm, a sore throat, a running nose and other symptoms that go together with the flu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you experience typical flu-like or cold symptoms, see your doctor: There’s no cure for most of the conditions that cause these symptoms, but there are treatments which help to manage the worst of the symptoms for the duration of the infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, if blurred vision remains after the cold or flu has healed, see your doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n