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View the image of the Capitol Building as a person with and eye disease would see it. The diseased eye view is to the left and the healthy eye view is on the right.
Cataract - A cataract is a clouding of the eye's lens, which blocks or changes the passage of light into the eye. With a cataract, vision may become blurry or dim because the cataract stops light from properly passing through to your retina.
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Diabetic Retinopathy - Diabetic retinopathy is an eye disease that affects people with diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy harms the blood vessels in the retina, which is located in the back of the eye. These small blood vessels become weak and breakdown, leak, or bleed. If this occurs, your vision can become distorted or clouded.
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Glaucoma - Glaucoma is an eye disease that causes loss of sight by damaging a part of the eye called the optic nerve. When glaucoma damages the optic nerve, side vision (peripheral vision) is usually lost first. Over time, glaucoma may also damage straight ahead (central) vision.
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Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) - AMD is a disease that affects part of the back of the eye called the macula, the central part of the retina. This can cause the center part of your vision to become blurry or wavy. It could also cause a blind spot in the center of your vision.
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