Will Drusen Cause Blindness?

Freda Savahl
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4 min readMay 5, 2024

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Exploring the Link Between Eye Health and Vision Loss.

My Eye Exam for 2024:

The ophthalmologist discovered drusen during my eye exam. I exclaimed, “Oh my heavens! Is this serious? Will I go blind? What should I do?”

“No need to panic yet,” the doctor reassures, and he goes on to explain the situation.

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Freda Savahl
ILLUMINATION

Retired Nurse Practitioner WHC /Contract Provider Deployment Military Services. US Citizen. Immigrant from South Africa 1978.