How can difficulties in reading small print and color recognition be prevented?

Difficulties in reading small print and color discrimination are most often seen in the early stages of alcoholic amblyopia, an initial condition that typically progresses over days to weeks to a loss of visual sensitivity in both eyes, seen in chronic alcoholics, and is a specific visual impairment seen in patients with chronic alcoholism. The disease is a lesion of retrobulbar optic neuritis with involvement of macular optic disc fibers. Pathology reveals symmetrical myelin loss of the central fibers of the optic nerve on both sides and loss of retinal ganglion cells, and is more severe in the macula, and in severe cases the optic nerve fibers may be replaced by collagenous connective tissue. Progressive vision loss or blurred vision is the main manifestation of this disease. The vision loss may progress gradually over weeks to months. Initial symptoms in patients are difficulty reading small print and discriminating colors, which gradually progresses to decreased visual sensitivity and blurred vision over days to weeks and usually does not progress to total blindness, although some patients progress rapidly and suddenly develop total blindness after a single episode of heavy alcohol consumption. The vision loss may be unilateral or may involve both eyes. Wearing glasses does not improve vision. Both eyes often have a central dark spot in the visual field, mostly symmetrical, and the dark spot is more prominent in the red-green than in the white field. The peripheral visual field is usually not involved, and the patient cannot distinguish between red and green colors. Publicize the harm of alcohol to the human body, improve the cultural quality of the whole nation, strictly enforce the law on minors, strictly prohibit underage drinking, and strengthen legal supervision. Emphasize and strengthen the mental health propaganda of alcohol, promote civilized drinking, no persuasion, no alcohol abuse, no drinking on an empty stomach, treat somatic or mental diseases, and avoid substituting alcohol for medicine. Promote the use of beverages instead of alcohol to reduce alcohol dependence due to occupational reasons. Promote the production of low alcohol, control and prohibit the production of strong alcohol, and crack down on the unlawful act of making illegal counterfeit alcohol.