Never heard that the first year after a NAION event influences activity of the fellow eye.? And, since planes are pressurized, I doubt that flying is an issue at all regarding NAION.??
On Wed, Apr 9, 2025 at 8:59?AM ultra12 via <ultra12=[email protected]> wrote:
I am new to the group- my naion episode happened late January of this year. I was given high steroids for 4 days, not sure if it was any help.? Developed a severe case of shingles three days later. I believe I had a very light episode of the shingles a couple of months prior to my naion episode. (they cannot tell me what cased this) One of my concerns right now is flying. We have a trip planned for late May to Ireland. When I saw a neuro-ophthalmologist, one of his residents expressed that I should take flying precautions in the first year. Implying that the first year is the most critical for getting naion in the other eye. But the neuro-ophthalmologist wasn't as concerned as the resident.? My local ophthalmologist wasn't concerned about flying that much at all. With that being said, has anyone ever heard of flying in the first year of diagnosis to be a risk factor?
