Electromyography of the retina and optic nerve

The treatment for night blindness depends mainly on the cause of the night blindness, as it may be due to myopia. Here, the treatment is as simple as obtaining new glasses (a new size), and it may require surgical intervention if it is caused by another disease such as a cataract.

The treatment depends on the diagnosis of the disease that caused the appearance of night blindness if there was an injury to the retina that led to the emergence of the symptoms of night blindness, in this case, the person needs an additional examination by a retina specialist before determining the treatment.

The ophthalmologist at Batal will perform a comprehensive eye examination and request specialized x-rays and examinations before resorting to refractive surgeries such as LASIK and PRK that help change the shape of the cornea and thus improve vision.

And because night blindness is, in fact, a symptom of a number of other eye diseases, which often affect the retina (such as cataracts, myopia, vitamin A deficiency, or retinitis pigmentosa) and not a disease in itself, its treatment depends on determining the cause that may be one Of the following:

• Glaucoma disease or glaucoma medications: Glaucoma disease itself may be the cause of night blindness. In this case, treating the disease itself through eye drops, laser therapy, or surgery will improve vision, but the basic idea here is that the glaucoma drugs themselves may cause poor vision at night or in low light, so the treatment must be changed.
• Myopia: The degrees of myopia vary with time, and this can be observed when feeling blurred vision at night or in low-light rooms, which makes a person think that he has night blindness, but it is in fact not the case, and the treatment here is to change the size of the glasses or contact lenses to suit the degree of shortness Looking new.
• Cataracts: The lens of the eye is weakened and night vision is blurred due to aging. The treatment we recommend here is cataract surgery or cataract surgery and replacing the eye’s natural cloudy lens with a new one, so your vision will improve both during the day and at night as well.
• Refractive eye surgery: If you get night blindness after LASIK surgery or PRK surgery, you should consult your ophthalmologist about adding an anti-reflective coating to your lenses to reduce glare and improve vision.
• Diabetes: The doctor will determine here whether Diabetic Retinopathy is the cause of the night blindness, and accordingly, the treatment will be determined by either medication, surgery, or laser.
• Vitamin A deficiency: The cause of night blindness may not be as dangerous as in the previous cases and be due to a deficiency of vitamin A that affects vision, all that is needed is to eat foods that contain vitamin A and nutritional supplements prescribed by the doctor.
• Genetic factors: If night blindness is caused by genetic factors or from retinitis pigmentosa that scientists have not yet discovered a cure for, you can talk to one of our doctors about how to cope with night blindness and reduce the risk of accidents.