{"id":334,"date":"2010-12-01T14:25:26","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T14:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=334"},"modified":"2015-06-12T16:20:02","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T15:20:02","slug":"3-2-problems-with-the-eye-itself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=334","title":{"rendered":"Problems with the eye itself"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1915\" style=\"width: 311px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1915\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1915\" title=\"Man with light sensitivity wearing dark glasses inside\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/light_sensitivity.jpg\" alt=\"Man with light sensitivity wearing dark glasses inside\" width=\"301\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/light_sensitivity.jpg 301w, https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/light_sensitivity-300x260.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Light sensitivity<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Some eye conditions may have been present before the stroke<\/p>\n<p><strong>High blood pressure<\/strong> can cause small blood vessels to bleed inside the eye. This then stops light from\u00a0getting to\u00a0the <strong>retina<\/strong> (which takes in the visual images at the back of the eye)\u00a0and the <strong>optic nerve<\/strong> (which takes the visual images from the back of the eye to the back of the brain)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diabetes<\/strong> can cause damage to the eye. Seek advice on control of diabetes to avoid this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cataracts<\/strong> \u00a0The person may have had\u00a0this \u00a0eye condition before the stroke<\/p>\n<p>Other conditions are common after a stroke<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dry eyes.<\/strong> The blink rate may be slower after a stroke causing dry eyes. The person may be prescribed artificial tears or drops for dry eyes. For some people the eye may become very watery and will need regular gentle cleaning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eye infections<\/strong> can happen if the person is not able to wash their hands regularly or thoroughly and then rub the eye. These infections should be treated to prevent damage to the eye. Carers can help to wash the hands or remind the person to do this themselves.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Light sensitivity<\/strong>. Some people become more sensitive to light. Sunglasses or tinted lenses can help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some eye conditions may have been present before the stroke High blood pressure can cause small blood vessels to bleed inside the eye. This then stops light from\u00a0getting to\u00a0the retina (which takes in the visual images at the back of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=334\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[163,193],"class_list":["post-334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-practical-visual","tag-diabetes","tag-high-blood-pressure"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=334"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6313,"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334\/revisions\/6313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}