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Safety measures may be necessary if you have any vision problems, for example if you have trouble seeing at night, you should not drive after dusk. It may be helpful to increase the amount of light in a room or arrange a home to remove hazards, and specialist at a low-vision clinic may be able to help. If you experience partial or complete blindness in one or both eyes, even if it is only temporary you should immediately call your doctor. It is also important to call him if you experience double vision, even if it is temporary and if you have a sensation of a shade being pulled over your eyes or a curtain being drawn from the side. Blind spots, halos around lights, or areas of distorted vision appear suddenly are warning signs as well. If you have eye pain, especially if also red call the doctor, because a painful eye is a medical emergency. If you have trouble seeing objects to either side, difficulty seeing at night or when reading, gradual loss of the sharpness of your vision, difficulty distinguishing colors, blurred vision when trying to view objects near or far, or diabetes (or a family history of diabetes) you should definitely talk to your doctor. Your provider will check your vision, eye movements, pupils, the back of your eye and eye pressure when needed. An overall medical evaluation will be performed if necessary, but you should not be worried about it, just report your problem to a professional.
What should the doctor ask you?
It is very important that the doctor knows whether the blurred vision was sudden or gradual in its onset and, if gradual, over what period of time you experienced it. Exactly what part of the visual field is affected, is it unilateral, bilateral or homonymous, is there just blurring or actual loss of visual field, whether this has happened before, and if there is any history of trauma are details essential for an appropriate diagnosis. The doctor should also ask you if there is any pain, but it is important to differentiate between eye pain and headache. Are there any associated features like fortification spectra, and the personal and family history of eye disease are also very important issues the doctor should consider.