Hi Claire
Like you I am new to all this. I was diagnosed in August with NAION in my left eye. It¡¯s very traumatic. I had my initial tests in Eye Casualty and further visual field testing and now await an appointment with the consultant. My GP also tested BP and cholesterol. I¡¯m now on a statin and a baby aspirin a day.
?I feel very alone and frightened at times. Nobody I know has ever heard of this condition.?
Since being diagnosed in August I have now discovered I have a fairly serious heart condition and my cardiologist has put me on bp medication prior to surgery. I¡¯m so worried as Low blood pressure seems to be one of the causes. I sound quite a crock but in reality I am a very active healthy ( at least I thought I was) 67 year old.?
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On 29 Dec 2022, at 13:55, Clare C via groups.io <chcommon@...> wrote:
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Hello,? ?
I am a new member to this group.? My vision loss happened in my right lower eye
in early November.? Although this is my
first post, it is certainly not the first time I have visited this site.? I found the information/tips/suggestions on
handling the vision loss and how best to preserve the vision in my remaining
¡°good¡± eye most helpful. The discussions on the emotional impact of this
diagnosis was especially helpful as the diagnosis caused me much anxiety.? I'd never heard of NAION.??
Risk factors I have include ¡°Disc at Risk¡± in my left eye,
headaches, and suspected sleep apnea (testing next week). Anecdotally, we
vacationed for 4 days at an altitude of 7000-9000 ft (I live below 1000
ft) a week before my attack.? I¡¯ve?never stayed at that?high
of an altitude for that length of time before and I suffered a bad altitude
headache while there.? I know there are many theories to the cause of NAION but I can¡¯t help but think there is a relationship
between the altitude, my possible sleep apnea, my HA and my NAION attack.??
I was treated with oral steroids?and I am taking a baby
ASA per day.? I do plan to ask my
ophthalmologist about starting bromodine gtts.? I read the
discussion and research article on citicoline but I am
unsure yet if I will try?
Thanks again for the support during
those difficult first weeks.? ?
Clare
