What happens when someone loses their sight unexpectedly? Do they still dream?
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yes you will have dreams.  And being able to function is something that I think you will be able to do.  Asking the question is a step in the right direction.  The next thing will be to find out what you can do.
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I don't know if your eye will pop out, but  I know someone who went blind in one eye from being hit in the back of the head with a golf ball
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maybe they also dream but not as what we experience. this is my theory about this, a person dreams of some things that maybe they experienced or things they imagined. as a blind, they don't know what the physical things look like but they can feel, they can hear and they can smell. their dreams are full of hearing, smelling, and feeling but no sight at all...
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I've read a book on this and if I can find the copy I'll tell you the name of it.  No, a person who has been blind since birth do not actually see but they dream of their auditory senses, smell and touch.  They experience what life has given to them.  \n\nThere has been acutal sight incidences with blind people who where blind since birth in a near death experience.  They said that what they saw was a blinding light, something that they have never experienced in life.
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if a person has never seen anything before, they're perception of things is quite different than ours. even by touch, they still cannot form images like we do. our dreams consist of everything we've ever encountered, so our imagination cannot be limited.by not having that sense of image your brain relies on other stimuli to interpret their\nenviroment.
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Yes. My grandmother is blind from a disease known as maculuar degeneration.  She dreams in full color.  She doesn't know if the colors look like what everyone else sees, according to her.  But she dreams about an apple and it is what she thinks red should be.  She can "see" what an apple looks like by feeling its shape and texture.  She imagines the rest.
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i dont know about that but they can can get stuck temporarily. And when they do it is VERY uncomfortable. and ur vision becomes blury for a while, even after they are unstuck. So please dont try to find out for self.
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well, just think about it. we often dream because of things that we see or experience in our lives. A blind person would most likely dream about things they experience in their lives. But since they cannot see these things, they must imagine what they would look like. therefore, they probably dream about what they think things are like. They would dream about what they picture in their mind when they experience something. Although, im not an expert, but that's just my theory.
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How you felt during this dream is more important than what you dreamed. So, how did being lost make you feel?\nBut in general, being lost in a dream simply means you feel confused about which way to turn in a real-life situation. This situation needs more attention from your waking self and the decision of what to do should be thought about and made.\nYes, all dreams have meaning, even the ones we can't remember. They are all our mind's way of figuring things out for us.
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I have two friends who've gone through.\nThey were actually very strong before but did not have any problems..\nNevertheless, it's a type of surgery and there are always risks. So think about whether it is really necessary or whether you can bear with it.\nThe latest I read here is that they are starting a study where they believe they can train the brain to deal with it. As such, get people to re-gain a clear vision (if the degree is low), or get people with a higher degree to be able to see clearly with glasses/contacts of a lower degree.
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I believe so, just they dream with their hands. Let me explain... I have a deaf friend, and when non-deaf people think, they think with words, when a deaf person thinks, they think with sign language, not spoken words. It's probably the same with blind people, they probably dream with words (since they can talk) and with feel/touch (since they feel there way around).
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yes, but have you ever woken up and not be able to move, or seen shadow out the corner of your eye
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this is the best i found!\ninteresting discussions.\nApparently, the brain is short of oxygen and looses its functional ability.what really happens: you will have to check out the websites and see!\nthe first link takes you to other various links on this matter.\nthe second link gives detailed diagrams with explanations.
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All people dream.  People that have never been able to see, "see" what they perceive they are seeing.  Blind people can read books, stories, news and other articles in Braille.
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RICHARD HAKE: Dr, Rocket? You said you had a severe headache. When you had that headache did you realize it was the stroke or were there any other symptoms? \n\nHOWARD ROCKET, DDS: Well, if I would have been more educated to the signs and the symptoms of a stroke, I would have known that my... I had some blurred vision... and I was having headaches for.... I'd say, may be a week before the stroke actually happened.... continuous headaches. But, I've had migraines before, so I just sort of thought may be it was just a migraine. But, I was also having blurred vision. I didn't have any slurred speech and I didn't have any loss of balance that I can remember. But mostly, as I said earlier, it was a blurred vision and then real severe headaches \n\nRICHARD HAKE: Okay. Here's another question from Angie: 'Is there a possibility of regaining speech and the ability to understand speech after a large stroke to the left hemisphere?' I guess, Dr. Rocket, how soon after you were through the emergency room did you regain your speech? \n\nHOWARD ROCKET, DDS: It took about 4 weeks, and my speech came back very, very slowly.... then finally came back totally. \n\nRICHARD HAKE: Can you answer that question about regaining speech and the ability to understand speech after a large stroke to the left hemisphere? \n\nSTEPHAN MAYER, MD: About recovering speech, basically, what I tell my patients is that everyone gets better from a stroke. And that's the rule. And it's usually about that second day after... when you're out.... you know, when you're in the pits, it can't get any worse than that. And then over a process of weeks to months later, patients go about rebuilding their lives. But absolutely-- language functions can improve with time and, you know, I guess it raises the point that, you know, don't get discouraged, you know, it can happen, it will happen, you need the right kind of attitude and you do need real good effective rehabilitation. You need to deal with professionals who know what they are doing. But it doesn't matter if its weakness, or a speaking problem, or vision, or whatever, walking-- all these things do get better unless you are very, very unfortunate.
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Well of course they sleep, but they certainly do dream. In fact their dreams are more vivid and sensual then sighted people because blind people have very strong senses. Their hearing, tasting, and sense of smell are quite accurate.
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Renal failure, brain damage, muscle damage, nerve damage, coma, death. Later, there could be learning difficulties, blindness. These are extreme cases. In no way am I saying that these things will happen. Just that they can.