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The prognosis of blindness depends on the exact cause of the problem. The kind of treatment you get will also have an effect.
The answer of whether or not meningitis-related blindness is curable can vary from person to person. It depends on several factors such as the severity of the problem and treatment that you take (including how fast you get the treatment).
The likelihood of having after effects from meningitis is unpredictable, because it can be attributed by some different factors (the severity and type of the disease, for example). Early treatment matters, too. The longer patient without treatment, the higher the risk of developing neurological damage and other serious meningitis complications!
Furthermore, people with meningitis respond to the disease differently. And many times they are unsure of what to expect after the disease. However, early prompt treatment can help a lot to prevent the complications. It is also important to prevent the damage from becoming serious or permanent
With early treatment, patients should be able to recover without lingering effects. The good news, many meningitis complications usually improve over time, though again this chance varies from patient to patient.
Although the disease can go away within a matter of weeks (this is especially true for acute meningitis), you may need to take months to fully recover from the disease. There is also a chance from the disease to come back (see more the issue in here).
The after effects of meningitis are not only about physical problems. The disease may also affect you psychologically, causing some of the following emotional after effects; depression, anxiety, aggression, temper-tantrums, or other emotional problems.
- https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/vision-loss-neurological
- https://www.meningitisnow.org/meningitis-explained/after-meningitis/after-effects-meningitis/sight-problems/
- https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000741.htm
Yes, it can come back. Can you please help me my child 14years old had crytoccocal meningitis related to hiv, has stay in hospital for two months and now had this blindness which they say is temporary it will resolve itself and now discharged being blind. Which treatment can I buy to help?
Just make sure to follow the entire course of treatment recommended by your physicians. This is important to make sure the infection is cured completely. If necessary, ask a second opinion! Blindness caused by meningitis is rare and preventable!
My Brother -in-law was left totally blind after severe damage to his optic nerves ,caused by meningitis, over 10 years ago.
His wife was told that the optic nerve was so badly damaged that there was no cure.
He was also left with chronic short term memory loss and hearing damage.
I was wondering if there had been any new developments in optic nerve or brain surgery that may be available now, that wasn’t available then, either here or anywhere in the world.
My son has lost his eyesight due to meningitis. Is there anyway to help him see. Is there surgery to fix this. I need help with this.