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Medical Student Shows How Vision Is Affected By Different Medical Conditions Through A Series Of Photographs, and It's Truly Eye-Opening

These photos do an excellent job of illustrating just how challenging it is to live with these conditions.

Medical Student Shows How Vision Is Affected By Different Medical Conditions Through A Series Of Photographs, and It's Truly Eye-Opening

Science, technology, and medicine have come a long way since the ancient times of Hippocrates. We no longer operate on people using unsafe tools and hope for the best.

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Thanks to advancements in modern science, humanity has eradicated some viruses that once plagued and decimated our population not too long ago. Human life expectancy has also increased because of modern medicine.

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In the 1920s in the U.S., the average life expectancy for men was 53.6 years, while women lived to the ripe old age of 54.6 years. Currently, the life expectancy in the U.S. is 78.93 years—an impressive increase!

Despite all the knowledge and resources at our disposal, we remain unaware of some medical conditions that many people live with every single day. It also doesn't help that most of our public spaces are designed and catered to able-bodied individuals.

No matter how many episodes of Grey's Anatomy you've seen, it's simply not enough to educate you about what it's really like to have these conditions. However, one TikTok video aims to open our eyes to these realities.

A Ghana-based medical student named Kelvin Fiagbe has put in a lot of effort to show how certain medical conditions can affect a person's vision. The viral TikTok video has captured the attention of more than 400,000 internet users, and hopefully, it raises awareness and encourages empathy.

1. Migraine with aura, also known as classic migraine - studies about what exactly causes these auras are still ongoing.

1. Migraine with aura, also known as classic migraine - studies about what exactly causes these auras are still ongoing.med_kelvin
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2. Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty that affects reading, writing, and spelling.

2. Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty that affects reading, writing, and spelling.med_kelvin
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3. Eye floaters are typically caused by aging; microscopic fibers in the eye clump together and cast shadows on the person's retina.

3. Eye floaters are typically caused by aging; microscopic fibers in the eye clump together and cast shadows on the person's retina.med_kelvin

4. Deuteranopia, or green-blindness, is a type of color blindness where a person cannot perceive the red-green wavelength of colors.

4. Deuteranopia, or green-blindness, is a type of color blindness where a person cannot perceive the red-green wavelength of colors.med_kelvin

5. Tritanopia is also known as blue-yellow color blindness.

5. Tritanopia is also known as blue-yellow color blindness.med_kelvin

Another example of Tritanopia.

Another example of Tritanopia.med_kelvin

6. Protanopia is red blindness, where a person lacks red cones and sees more green than red.

6. Protanopia is red blindness, where a person lacks red cones and sees more green than red.med_kelvin

7. Achromatopsia is total color blindness, where one lacks the ability to perceive any color.

7. Achromatopsia is total color blindness, where one lacks the ability to perceive any color.med_kelvin

8. Blindness refers to a loss of vision that cannot be corrected with lenses or glasses.

8. Blindness refers to a loss of vision that cannot be corrected with lenses or glasses.med_kelvin

9. A person is considered legally blind if their vision cannot be improved beyond 20/200, even with the help of eyeglasses.

9. A person is considered legally blind if their vision cannot be improved beyond 20/200, even with the help of eyeglasses.med_kelvin

10. Myopia is a visual condition wherein a person can see objects that are near clearly, while distant objects appear blurry.

10. Myopia is a visual condition wherein a person can see objects that are near clearly, while distant objects appear blurry.med_kelvin

11. Astigmatism is a condition where the cornea of the eye is not perfectly round, causing blurry vision at all distances.

11. Astigmatism is a condition where the cornea of the eye is not perfectly round, causing blurry vision at all distances.med_kelvin

12. Hyperopia is the ability to see distant objects clearly, while closer objects appear blurry.

12. Hyperopia is the ability to see distant objects clearly, while closer objects appear blurry.med_kelvin

13. Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve. It is one of the leading causes of blindness for people aged 60 and above.

13. Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve. It is one of the leading causes of blindness for people aged 60 and above.med_kelvin

14. Nystagmus is the involuntary rhythmic movement of the eyes—side to side, up and down, or in a circular motion.

14. Nystagmus is the involuntary rhythmic movement of the eyes—side to side, up and down, or in a circular motion.med_kelvin

15. Diabetic Retinopathy is a complication caused by diabetes; it involves damage to the blood vessels of light-sensitive tissues at the back of the eyes.

15. Diabetic Retinopathy is a complication caused by diabetes; it involves damage to the blood vessels of light-sensitive tissues at the back of the eyes.med_kelvin

16. Visual Snow is a neurological disorder that causes a continuous visual disturbance described as flickering dots, similar to noise from analog TVs.

16. Visual Snow is a neurological disorder that causes a continuous visual disturbance described as flickering dots, similar to noise from analog TVs.med_kelvin

A manifestation of visual snow under different conditions and environments.

A manifestation of visual snow under different conditions and environments.med_kelvin

17. Diplopia, or double vision, is the perception of two images of the same object, and it can affect one or both eyes.

17. Diplopia, or double vision, is the perception of two images of the same object, and it can affect one or both eyes.med_kelvin

18. Synesthesia is the experience of one sense through another. For example, hearing music but seeing shapes, or hearing a word and immediately seeing color.

18. Synesthesia is the experience of one sense through another. For example, hearing music but seeing shapes, or hearing a word and immediately seeing color.med_kelvin

19. Prosopagnosia, or face blindness, is the inability to recognize or differentiate faces.

19. Prosopagnosia, or face blindness, is the inability to recognize or differentiate faces.med_kelvin

20. Cataracts refer to the clouding of the normally clear lens of the eyes; it's as if you're looking through a frosted or fogged-up window.

20. Cataracts refer to the clouding of the normally clear lens of the eyes; it's as if you're looking through a frosted or fogged-up window.med_kelvin

If you've never had any of these medical conditions, it's easy to take sight for granted. The photos above provide an excellent visualization of what it's like to live with these visual impairments.

It also highlights that much remains to be done to make public spaces more accessible for people who have difficulty seeing. This is definitely a step in the right direction, and we have the video created by Kelvin Fiagbe to thank for it.

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