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Sinusitis is a disease that is not fatal, but that causes a set of very annoying symptoms, such as nasal obstruction, mucus discharge, facial pain, or loss of smell.

However, given the area in which the nasal paranasal sinuses are located, their infections can cause serious complications due to the importance of the anatomical structures surrounding them. Fortunately, these complications are infrequent.

One of these unusual but worrisome complications has to do with our eyesight, which can be affected by the spread of infection from the sinuses to the eye sockets.

How can sinusitis affect eyesight??

The paranasal sinuses are found in the bones of the face – maxillary, sphenoid, ethmoid, and frontal – and, therefore, an infection or inflammation that affects this area can affect the eyes. When this happens, medical attention is required as soon as possible. Typically, those who suffer from sinusitis and describe vision problems complain of blurred or unclear vision in one eye, difficulty seeing clearly from afar, bulging eyes, and even diplopia, commonly known as double eyesight.

Since the ethmoid sinuses are adjacent to the tear ducts, ethmoid sinusitis accounts for the majority of cases of eye-related problems. One of the complications to watch out for is an orbital infection or an eye socket infection, which causes swelling and drooping of the eyelid and leads to eye movement loss.

In rare cases, pressure on the optic nerve can lead to vision loss. These problems can go away once sinusitis has been properly treated, but damage can sometimes be irreversible.

In short, if you suffer from sinusitis and notice any alteration in your vision, see your doctor as soon as possible.

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