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I have found anything wrong in my cervical spine was best addressed by my neurosurgeon. HE read and explained to me what was wrong, and if the remedy was surgery, or ablation. The nerves in your neck not only deal with the region you mention, but C1 to C7 encompass your eyes and end with your chest. I have had surgery back and front on all cervical discs. and know your neck can cause a wide range of symptoms. I think the Dr who ordered and fought for your MRI is the most knowledgeable. My first neck surgery in 2001, involved cutting a window in my cervical area so the nerves could move back and take the horrible pressure off
in my neck, at that time I could only raise my arms about 4 inches in the air. Nerves are pesky and take more time to heal. After 3 months I returned to work. Two years later I needed the anterior part of my neck done with discs removed and cages and a rod put in, my films look like a bicycle chain after 3 months, I returned to work again. The plus of the neurosurgeon, is that he can diagnose condition and perform surgery, too.
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@morkat This is probably a lot more than you would ever want to know about anatomy of the skull and eyes. The nerves that service the eyes originate from cranial nerves, and not spinal nerves in the neck. Here is a scientific explanation and if you scroll down, you'll find the section on the nerves to the eyes. The optic nerves actually cross under the base of the brain at the optic chiasm. My dad had a stroke that affected the optic chiasm, and he lost half of his field of vision in each eye. I think it was the right side in each eye that split in the middle.
https://www.kenhub.com/en/library/anatomy/blood-vessels-and-nerves-of-the-eye
If you look up a dermatome map, that will show you where each nerve that leaves the spine goes as it reached the skin surface.
I've also thought when you see an x-ray of plates on the spine, it looks a bit like a bicycle chain if you see it from the front.