{"id":9176,"date":"2023-09-18T17:08:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T09:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/?p=9176"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:09:13","slug":"how-do-people-lose-their-peripheral-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/es\/how-do-people-lose-their-peripheral-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfC\u00f3mo se pierde la visi\u00f3n perif\u00e9rica?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9176\" class=\"elementor elementor-9176\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba3deee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba3deee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5332c81\" data-id=\"5332c81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c66d741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c66d741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the major misconceptions about visual impairments is that it means someone cannot see at all. In fact, while many people with vision problems will be said to have 20\/200 vision, the actual range of sight issues they have can vary quite considerably. For some people it may mean complete loss of sight, but for others, it can mean a wide range of issues that severely restrict their vision in different ways. One of the more common of those is peripheral vision loss, which is often referred to as tunnel vision. But what is peripheral vision, what causes the loss, and how can we prevent it?<\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Common Causes of Peripheral Vision Problems<\/span><\/h2><p>Eye diseases are a significant issue for anyone because even minor problems can result in long term vision challenges, and they are the main causes of peripheral vision problems. These include:<\/p><ul><li>Glaucoma \u2013 A disease of the optic nerve that can cause a number of vision issues.<\/li><li>Retinal eye diseases \u2013 Including macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, retinal vein occlusion, optic neuritis and diabetes-related retinopathy<\/li><li>Stroke \u2013Loss of peripheral vision can be a lasting effect after a stroke.<\/li><li>Migraine Headaches<\/li><li>Concussion<\/li><li>Hypertension<\/li><li>Some types of artery disease<\/li><\/ul><p>Glaucoma and various retinal eye diseases tend to cause permanent peripheral vision loss, however in the case of many of these illnesses and diseases, the tunnel vision effect may be temporary. In all cases it is crucial that professional medical help is sought immediately to ensure that everything that can be done to mitigate the issue is put into practice.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19346\" src=\"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Common-Causes-of-Peripheral-Vision-Problems.webp\" alt=\"common causes of peripheral vision problems\" width=\"800\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Common-Causes-of-Peripheral-Vision-Problems.webp 1748w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Common-Causes-of-Peripheral-Vision-Problems-300x213.webp 300w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Common-Causes-of-Peripheral-Vision-Problems-1024x726.webp 1024w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Common-Causes-of-Peripheral-Vision-Problems-768x545.webp 768w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Common-Causes-of-Peripheral-Vision-Problems-1536x1090.webp 1536w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Common-Causes-of-Peripheral-Vision-Problems-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Symptoms of Peripheral Vision Problems<\/span><\/h2><p>In most cases, peripheral vision loss doesn\u2019t happen immediately, and is a gradual process that gets progressively worse over time. Peripheral vision problems are not always easy to recognize though, as they affect your field of vision (FOV), but in a very specific way. There are two types of vision that make up how we see the world around us with healthy vision, the first is central vision. This refers to the objects that are directly in front of you, that are in the center of your vision when your eyes are pointed at something. This is where the eyes focus, which is why objects in this central vision are sharper and clearer than anywhere else in your vision range, even if you have completely healthy eyesight.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-19351\" src=\"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Symptoms-of-Peripheral-Vision-Problems.webp\" alt=\"symptoms of peripheral vision problems\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Symptoms-of-Peripheral-Vision-Problems.webp 940w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Symptoms-of-Peripheral-Vision-Problems-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Symptoms-of-Peripheral-Vision-Problems-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Symptoms-of-Peripheral-Vision-Problems-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>The second type of vision is peripheral vision. This is the areas surrounding that central vision area, where your eyes are not as tightly focused, that tends to be a little less sharp. Sometimes called side vision, it is what we see from the corner of our eyes, and can be incredibly useful when driving, riding a bike or any number of other activities.<\/p><p>Es esta segunda \u00e1rea de visi\u00f3n, la visi\u00f3n perif\u00e9rica, la que se ve afectada por la p\u00e9rdida de visi\u00f3n perif\u00e9rica. Puede comenzar con una visi\u00f3n perif\u00e9rica borrosa, o simplemente puede parecer m\u00e1s oscura hacia los bordes, reduciendo su campo de visi\u00f3n para que pueda ver menos de lo que normalmente podr\u00eda.<\/p><p>As you lose side vision, so the width of your overall vision decreases and you can see little beyond that central vision area, this is known as the tunnel vision effect. This is because it mimics the effect of standing in a dark tunnel looking out of the opening at bright sunlight. You see that central part clearly, but everything else is dark, indistinct and lacking in clarity.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-19348\" src=\"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/how-do-people-lose-their-peripheral-vision.webp\" alt=\"how do people lose their peripheral vision\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/how-do-people-lose-their-peripheral-vision.webp 940w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/how-do-people-lose-their-peripheral-vision-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/how-do-people-lose-their-peripheral-vision-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/how-do-people-lose-their-peripheral-vision-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\u00c9ste es el efecto de la p\u00e9rdida de visi\u00f3n perif\u00e9rica, y es realmente importante buscar asistencia m\u00e9dica si nota cualquier aparici\u00f3n del problema, aunque parezca leve. Puede someterse a una prueba de visi\u00f3n perif\u00e9rica con su oftalm\u00f3logo si tiene alguna duda, pero la buena noticia es que muchos tipos de problemas de visi\u00f3n perif\u00e9rica son tratables, y varias causas de problemas de visi\u00f3n perif\u00e9rica pueden evitarse por completo con elecciones sensatas de estilo de vida.<\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Peripheral Vision Tests<\/span><\/h2><p>The best way to maintain your eye health and prevent eye diseases of all kinds, including the loss of peripheral vision, is by having regular eye exams. These allow your ophthalmologist to spot problems early, and with a treatable problem like tunnel vision that can make all the difference. This is especially true for anyone suffering from diabetes, where annual eye exams should be a minimum, and can often be the different in treating your vision problems.<\/p><p>There are three types of eye test that can be useful in dealing with peripheral vision issues, these are:<\/p><h3>Prueba visual de confrontaci\u00f3n<\/h3><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-19347\" src=\"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Confrontation-Visual-Test.webp\" alt=\"confrontation visual test\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Confrontation-Visual-Test.webp 940w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Confrontation-Visual-Test-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Confrontation-Visual-Test-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Confrontation-Visual-Test-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>A simple test most people will be familiar with, it involves covering one eye and having the doctor or eye care technician hold up fingers for you to count within your peripheral vision. This is then repeated with the other eye. Simple and easy to administer, it gives a broad idea of the level of side vision someone has, however as it used no instruments for measurement, it may not always catch small side vision defects.<\/p><h3>Automated Static Perimetry test<\/h3><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-19345\" src=\"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Automated-Static-Perimetry-test.webp\" alt=\"automated static perimetry test\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Automated-Static-Perimetry-test.webp 940w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Automated-Static-Perimetry-test-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Automated-Static-Perimetry-test-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Automated-Static-Perimetry-test-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Esta prueba utiliza un dispositivo dise\u00f1ado espec\u00edficamente para comprobar la visi\u00f3n perif\u00e9rica, conocido como Per\u00edmetro. Se tapa un ojo y se pide al paciente que pulse un bot\u00f3n cada vez que vea aparecer unas luces. Las luces est\u00e1n situadas por toda la zona, tanto en visi\u00f3n central como en visi\u00f3n lateral, y aparecen en un orden aleatorio. Una vez completada la prueba con un ojo, se repite con el otro. Si no se observa cu\u00e1ndo aparecen determinadas luces, se puede poner de manifiesto una p\u00e9rdida de visi\u00f3n perif\u00e9rica en ciertas zonas, lo que permite al oftalm\u00f3logo investigar m\u00e1s a fondo. Esta prueba es especialmente \u00fatil para identificar problemas causados por el glaucoma.<\/p><h3>Prueba visual cin\u00e9tica<\/h3><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-19349\" src=\"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kinetic-Visual-Test.webp\" alt=\"kinetic visual test\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kinetic-Visual-Test.webp 940w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kinetic-Visual-Test-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kinetic-Visual-Test-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kinetic-Visual-Test-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>The last type of peripheral vision test, which also uses the same dedicated perimeter machine as the previous test. Here though, light moves in and out of your side vision, rather than appearing in one place and disappearing after. This approach allows a more accurate understanding of where the issues with peripheral vision begin in terms of the field of view, and are particularly useful for diagnosing retinal diseases and neuro ophthalmological issues.<\/p><p>La salud visual tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 relacionada con la salud general, por lo que comer de forma sensata, hacer mucho ejercicio y llevar un estilo de vida saludable en general pueden tener un gran impacto. Proteger los ojos tambi\u00e9n forma parte de ello, pero con muchos problemas que causan p\u00e9rdida temporal de la visi\u00f3n perif\u00e9rica asociados a la falta general de salud, hacer el esfuerzo de mantener un estilo de vida m\u00e1s sano puede ser realmente el mejor enfoque tambi\u00e9n para la salud ocular.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-19350 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/raise-awareness-of-optometry-196x300.webp\" alt=\"raise awareness of optometry\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/raise-awareness-of-optometry-196x300.webp 196w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/raise-awareness-of-optometry-670x1024.webp 670w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/raise-awareness-of-optometry-8x12.webp 8w, https:\/\/zoomax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/raise-awareness-of-optometry.webp 765w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/>However, while taking care of yourself is great advice, with regular eye exams to identify issues early, you may still find problems that need treating. Tunnel vision is one of the more common eye diseases we suffer from, and as a result there is extensive medical understanding of the disease and its treatment.<\/p><p>In general, tunnel vision is treated by dealing with the underlying issue that is causing it. Whether that is glaucoma, retinal diseases and so on, by solving this issue in a large number of cases, the loss of peripheral vision is also resolved too. In a similar way, issues caused by strokes, hypertension, concussion and migraines tend to be temporary too, and as the underlying issue is dealt with, so the vision health issue will be too.<\/p><p>Sin embargo, hay algunos casos en los que la p\u00e9rdida de visi\u00f3n perif\u00e9rica es permanente, y aqu\u00ed el objetivo es ayudar a los pacientes a controlar su afecci\u00f3n para que tenga el menor impacto posible. Las ayudas visuales de la serie Acesight E-glasses, como Acesight y Acesight VR, son capaces de proporcionar ayuda a las personas con p\u00e9rdida de visi\u00f3n perif\u00e9rica. Este tipo de ayuda visual est\u00e1 equipada con la funci\u00f3n de modo estrecho, que permite al usuario desplazar la pantalla a un lugar adecuado, con el fin de adaptarse a la situaci\u00f3n de visi\u00f3n de t\u00fanel. Encontrar\u00e1 m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre las gafas electr\u00f3nicas Acesight y Acesight VR en su sitio web oficial: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acesight.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.acesight.com\/<\/a>. Con una amplia gama de tecnolog\u00edas de ayuda, los problemas de visi\u00f3n perif\u00e9rica pueden tratarse eficazmente y permitir a las personas con visi\u00f3n 20\/200 mantener su estilo de vida y su independencia.<\/p><p><strong>Referencias<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/parkslopeeye.com\/what-causes-tunnel-vision-peripheral-vision-loss\/#:~:text=What%20is%20Peripheral%20Vision%20Loss,re%20in%20a%20narrow%20tunnel\">https:\/\/parkslopeeye.com\/what-causes-tunnel-vision-peripheral-vision-loss\/#:~:text=What%20is%20Peripheral%20Vision%20Loss,re%20in%20a%20narrow%20tunnel<\/a>.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/symptoms\/24435-tunnel-vision-peripheral-vision-loss\">https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/symptoms\/24435-tunnel-vision-peripheral-vision-loss<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmei.org\/blog\/peripheral-vision-loss-what-is-it-and-how-to-treat-it\/\">https:\/\/dmei.org\/blog\/peripheral-vision-loss-what-is-it-and-how-to-treat-it\/<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/symptoms\/vision-loss-peripheral-side\">https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\/symptoms\/vision-loss-peripheral-side<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Descubra las causas, los s\u00edntomas y las pruebas de la p\u00e9rdida de visi\u00f3n perif\u00e9rica (visi\u00f3n en t\u00fanel), adem\u00e1s de c\u00f3mo las gafas electr\u00f3nicas Acesight pueden ayudarle a controlar esta afecci\u00f3n.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"How Do People Lose Their 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