Can Lyme Disease Affect Your Vision?

The toll Lyme takes on the body is hard to quantify. The chronic form of the disease affects all patients differently, often taking a long time to fully manifest. It is a particularly insidious disease in the pantheon of human afflictions, and unfortunately, one that we still know very little about. We know how it’s contracted: through ticks, which transfer the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria as they bite their human hosts. We also know that Lyme is very curable in its acute stage. The problems start when we start getting into the chronic stage. Many doctors and medical professionals are not up to speed with chronic Lyme, which is not even viewed as a legitimate disease by many official bodies. Chronic Lyme disease can affect many different parts of a patient’s body. One of the less explored areas is the link between Lyme disease and vision.

So can Lyme disease damage your vision? It seems like a far-reaching prospect, but in fact, Lyme can extend its reach into many surprising areas. Before we take a closer look at the link between the two, let’s examine what we actually mean when we talk about Lyme disease. Acute Lyme refers to the initial stage of the disorder. This occurs very soon after the initial infection, lasting for a few weeks to a couple of months. The symptoms are flu-like, and part of the problem with Lyme is that it’s often ignored in this crucial early window. If the tick bite is not noticed, it’s highly likely the patient will dismiss their symptoms as a bout of flu. A tell-tale sign is a bullseye rash, which occurs in a high number of cases, but this too can easily be missed. The initial symptoms are not even particularly severe, and recede after a time, giving the illusion of recovery.

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https://lyme-time.com/2019/10/28/can-lyme-disease-affect-your-vision/

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CrystalRiver