The Emotional and Psychological Effects of Vision Loss
Learning that your vision is going to deteriorate, or you may be heading towards permanent vision loss can be devastating news and can often negatively impact a person’s mental health. The idea of having to face a curtailed life due to visual impairment, or how this might define a person’s identity, combined with feelings of frustration with their loss of function can lead to anxiety, low mood, depression and stress-related worsening of vision. With thoughts about the long-term consequences of vision loss, the future can appear very bleak, and this is where holistic optometry can help.
If you’re experiencing vision loss and want to take proactive steps, book an eye test to explore potential treatments.
Eye care practitioners such as Microprism Vision, who offer holistic optometric services believe in caring for the patient as a whole, and not just focusing on the eye and the patient’s ocular symptoms. Many eye problems and optical diseases are very closely interlinked with a person’s health and well-being and can often be helped and treated by improving such factors as diet and lifestyle. Discussing your overall well-being and lifestyle habits can help us build a picture of you as a whole person and will help us work to improve not only your vision but your mind and body health too.
Holistic Strategies to Help You Cope With Vision Loss
Emotional support such as empathy and understanding is vital to help somebody cope with vision loss. Finding a practitioner who understands the psychological impact of vision loss, as well as understanding the illness as a whole, will help you to understand the coping strategies you need to embrace in order to self-manage the issues.
At Microprism Vision, we offer solutions that promote neuroplasty and muscle memory, with the aim of improving your prescription over time. We also treat your whole being because we understand the impact that a positive attitude and a healthy body will have on your vision and your quality of life. Our cutting-edge technologies can improve headaches, neck pain and dizziness which can give you confidence and improve your quality of life, as well as your vision. For children, vision therapy can address the psychological and emotional impact of vision loss, helping to improve visual processing and overall well-being.
Health problems that affect your eyesight are as much about mental processes as physical ones, and learned behaviours or particular habits can often play a part. Sometimes we have to change these habits, certain lifestyles or dietary preferences for the greater good of our general health and learn to accept certain things in order to find ways to cope and eventually improve them.
Address The Problem and Find a Solution
Our unique and holistic approach to eye care aims to improve a patient’s health, vision and discomfort, and positively impact their quality of life. By learning new ways and coping strategies, and eliminating eye strain or dizziness, we aim to strengthen vision over time. We use quality prism lenses that are finely tuned to each patient’s needs and act as a gym for your eyes. Incorporating vivid vision techniques into your eye care routine can enhance your visual clarity and support emotional resilience, offering a comprehensive approach to managing vision loss.
We believe it is important to address and redirect any problems with a range of relaxing but highly therapeutic treatments, and very specific lens and prism combinations, and by doing so improve your health and your vision within 6 months.
Find out How we can improve your eyesight at Microprism Vision.