--- title: Are you experiencing Low Vision? description: Are you experiencing low vision? Like nearly 4 million Americans, if you are having trouble seeing sharply like recognizing people's faces even with glasses or corrective lenses, you may have low vision. image: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/bue6DYvVBiPTbaGbp2hHp8rl1MHjKoX8wsQ60y-GHIL2XLl3KHx9qB6NKWCh6lDs5EZDJ5u4lWT-3xuFR_gLZ14fyn6WVHNBpQCHJ8V2UAua5wot7SbYwH23xjkzREdDvIrfoAfl --- [![](https://usfhp2.knockmedia.dev/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/logo-1.png)](https://blog.usfhp.net/) - [About Us](https://usfhp.net/about/) - [Events & Webinars](https://usfhp.net/events-and-webinars/) - [Contact Us](https://usfhp.net/contact/) [Members](https://member.usfhp.net/) [Providers](https://provider.usfhp.net/) - [Members](https://usfhp.net/members/) - [For Members](https://usfhp.net/members/) - [Members Login](https://member.usfhp.net/) - [Care Management Program](https://usfhp.net/care-management-program/) - [Health Centers](https://usfhp.net/health-centers/) - [Member FAQs](https://usfhp.net/member-faqs/) - [Providers](https://usfhp.net/providers/) - [For Providers](https://usfhp.net/for-providers/) - [Providers Login](https://provider.usfhp.net/) - [Become a Member](https://usfhp.net/eligibility/) - [Eligibility](https://usfhp.net/eligibility/) - [Health Benefit Consultants](https://usfhp.net/health-benefit-consultants) - [Plan Benefits](https://usfhp.net/plan-benefits/) - [Tricare Prime Coverage](https://usfhp.net/tricare-prime-coverage/) - [Enrollment](https://usfhp.net/enrollment/) - [Members](https://usfhp.net/members/) - [For Members](https://usfhp.net/members/) - [Members Login](https://member.usfhp.net/) - [Plan Benefits](https://usfhp.net/plan-benefits/) - [Care Management Program](https://usfhp.net/care-management-program/) - [Health Centers](https://usfhp.net/health-centers/) - [Providers](https://usfhp.net/providers/) - [For Providers](https://usfhp.net/for-providers/) - [Providers Login](https://provider.usfhp.net/) - [Webinars](https://usfhp.net/webinars/) - [Contact](https://usfhp.net/contact/) - [Enrollment](https://usfhp.net/enrollment/) - [About](https://usfhp.net/about/) - [Provider Login](https://provider.usfhp.net/) - [Member Login](https://member.usfhp.net/) ### Contact - - - # Weekly Health Tips # Are you experiencing Low Vision? Posted by [USFHP](https://blog.usfhp.net/author/usfhp) on Mar 23, 2022 12:30:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/bue6DYvVBiPTbaGbp2hHp8rl1MHjKoX8wsQ60y-GHIL2XLl3KHx9qB6NKWCh6lDs5EZDJ5u4lWT-3xuFR_gLZ14fyn6WVHNBpQCHJ8V2UAua5wot7SbYwH23xjkzREdDvIrfoAfl) [Image by: Nicola Giordano](https://www.pexels.com/@nicola-giordano-423417?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels) Are you experiencing low vision? Like nearly [4 million Americans](https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/low-vision-what-you-need-to-know-as-you-age), if you are having trouble seeing sharply like recognizing people's faces even with glasses or corrective lenses, you may have low vision.  Be aware. Low vision is not the same as needing reading glasses or bifocals, which are a natural result of aging. Besides age-related retinal conditions, other possible causes include glaucoma, diabetes, cancer of the eye, albinism, stroke, eye trauma, or b[rain](https://www.webmd.com/brain/picture-of-the-brain) injury. A [recent study](https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/low-vision-what-you-need-to-know-as-you-age) shows that low vision and blindness is trending to more than double in the next 30 years, with 2.3 million people expected to be blind and more than 9.5 million living with low vision. **What types of low vision can you experience? ** - Loss of central vision: a blind spot in the center of your field of vision. - Loss of peripheral (side) vision: can’t see anything to either side or above or below [eye](https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/ss/slideshow-eye-conditions-overview) level, but your central vision remains intact. - [Night blindness](https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/night-vision-problems-halos-blurred-vision-night-blindness): can’t see well in poorly lit places like theaters or outside at night. - Blurred vision: objects both near and far are out of focus. - Hazy vision: entire field of vision seems to be covered with a film or glare. Taking care of your eye health is a lifestyle.  - Get regular dilated eye exams - Know your family’s eye health history - Eat a nutritious diet - Don’t smoke - Wear protective eyewear Get help scheduling your next eye exam. 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