Looking Into Reality: How Important Are Your Eyes?

The prospect of losing even just one sense in the body is a terrible concept. After all, you need all of your senses to do your job and function at a basic level. Imagine, then, losing your sense of sight; what would it be like to live in permanent darkness?

People who have been blind for a long time would probably answer that it's hard, but it's something that you get used to. Just look at Master Chef Season 3 winner Christine Ha, and you'll know that the blind are not as disabled as people assume. Blind people can cook, work, and succeed too; it's just that there are a few challenges that they have to work with.

Blindness is something that can be caused by any number of things. Accidents and diseases are the two most common culprits, leaving about 39 million blind and 285 million vision-impaired worldwide. That's 285 million going around straining to complete simple things like reading or walking around, which is a sad thought.

The good news is that there are surgeries, treatments, supplements, and other vision enhancers that help to curb the number of vision loss cases. You just have to find reliable doctors and centers that know exactly what to do. That being said, prevention remains to be the best cure. In other words, you should never take your eyesight for granted.