{"id":7390,"date":"2020-03-03T21:03:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T21:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=7390"},"modified":"2020-03-03T21:03:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T21:03:51","slug":"why-is-my-vision-blurry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/why-is-my-vision-blurry\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is My Vision Blurry ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GettyImages-1180231122-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7391\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of us have experienced blurry vision at one time or\nanother. Our vision may have been blurred in both eyes or in one eye only. In\nsome cases, our inability to see clearly was sudden and temporary because the\nproblem resolved on its own. In other instances, blurred vision may have\ndeveloped and worsened over a period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the circumstance, changes to our vision should not be\nignored as it is often an indication of a health issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sudden and temporary blurred vision may be caused by digital eye\nstrain, dry eyes, certain medications, conjunctivitis or fatigue. Blurry vision\nthat occurs suddenly can also serve as a warning sign for serious health\nconditions that require immediate medical attention such as a detached retina,\nstroke, optic neuritis (inflammation of the optic nerve) or transient ischemic\nattack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When blurry vision gets worse over time, it is usually caused by\na chronic medical condition, such as glaucoma, diabetes or macular\ndegeneration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Treatment for blurry vision is dependent on the cause. Any\ncondition that leads to blurry vision should be evaluated by a medical\nprofessional as soon as possible. While some of these conditions may resolve on\ntheir own, other situations may become worse and lead to blindness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To schedule an appointment with an eye doctor at Jamaica\nHospital Medical Center, please call <a href=\"tel:7182065900\">718-206-5900<\/a> or go to an emergency room if it is\nurgent. <\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us have experienced blurry vision at one time or another. Our vision may have been blurred in both eyes or in one eye only. In some cases, our inability to see clearly was sudden and temporary because the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/why-is-my-vision-blurry\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7390"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7392,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7390\/revisions\/7392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}