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2011-10-11
What is Visual Snow?
I know of someone with a very rare eye disease called Visual Snow. This is a condition that causes blurry vision and vision like watching a TV with nothing playing. You know, those white snow flakes you see a lot. According to our research only 4000 people per month are searching for the word Visual Snow or some variation of it.
But the truth is it's ruining some peoples lives. It's a very tough predicament to deal with and a very related disease to Visual Snow is called Macular Degeneration, which can cause complete blindness. So we researched the internet even further and found that there are no Youtube Videos on this subject either. This person, who I would rather have remain confidential for their privacy, is suffering pretty bad from not only from this, but Macular Degeneration as well.
Snow Throwers
Last year I went for my annual eye check at the VA. Just out of curiosity I asked my Opthamologist if they have ever heard of Visual Snow. She didn't have the faintest clue what I was talking about. So what does this mean? This means that somehow Visual Snow is connected with Macular Degeneration, which over 3 million people in the United States have, not a small number. But currently there is no research at all going on for this disease.
However if you do a search on Google for Eye on Vision Foundation, this is one place who has taken up the battle head on against this rare eye disease. The research is supposed to start this month and continue for at least a few years. Once in a while when I wake up I'll see blurrs and stars and weird objects floating around that don't exist. But luckily for me at least for now they go away after I splash water on my face or take a walk down the block. Others aren't so lucky. Hopefully they will find a cure for this eye disease. They have a long road ahead of them, we wish them the best of luck.
What is Visual Snow?