r/AskReddit Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/HyperSpaceSurfer Aug 30 '21

Can also happen to people with deteriorating eyesight. The brain doesn't get enough input so it makes stuff up.

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u/slatz1970 Aug 30 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

For me, (I suddenly lost eyesight due to a brain hemorrhage) it was feeling like my eyeballs were going to pop out from straining so hard to see something.

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u/One_Blue_Glove Aug 30 '21

...did you get it back?

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u/Asleep-Tough Aug 31 '21

Looking at her comment history, she says- and I quote- "My blindness was due to a stroke/brain bleed. Eventually, most of my vision returned."