Eye Diseases Simulator

The purpose of this simulator is to give you an idea of what your vision would be like if you were suffering from a common vision disorder. To use the simulator, select the condition you are interested in and adjust the slide below the monitor to experience the varying degrees of vision complications associated with each particular disorder.

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Refractive Vision Disorders

Affecting every person over the age of 40, presbyopia is an age-related loss of near vision. This condition is permanent but symptoms, including blurriness, can be greatly reduced with the use of eye glasses.

Nearsightedness, or myopia, affects nearly 30 percent of the population. This common eye disease makes objects far away seem blurry and hard to identify. Most commonly, myopia is treated with contact lenses or glasses, but some patients may prefer to have a surgical procedure like PRK or LASIK performed by their eye doctor.

Visual Artifact Disorders

Glare and halos can commonly be caused by vision disorders like cataracts or glaucoma. Depending on the cause of your glared vision, your eye doctor may recommend surgery or medication to treat the problem.

Double vision may be caused by computer usage or linked to a more serious disease like strabismus. Treatment for double vision can include eye glasses, contact lenses, eye exercises, or corrective eye surgery.

Retinal Disorders

Most common in people over the age of 50, floaters do not always indicate a significant vision disorder. However, when they are frequent, they can lead to permanent retinal damage. Floaters will generally go away on their own, but having frequent examinations by your eye doctor will help ensure retinal damage that will require surgery has not occurred.

If you are one of the 24 million people living with diabetes, diabetic retinopathy is a legitimate health concern. Left untreated, diabetic retinopathy can cause serious vision issues, including total blindness. In order to prevent these complications, diabetics are encouraged to visit their ophthalmologists before they have any symptoms of this disease. Several successful treatment options exist for patients with diabetic retinopathy, but damage done cannot be undone.

This test is intended to simulate what your vision would be like if you had one of these vision disorders and is not intended as medical advice or to diagnose any disease. If you are experiencing any difficulties with your vision, please contact a skilled eye doctor in your area to schedule an examination.