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Non arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy
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Hi, @weezy1939 and @bgoren - both of you were talking about considering the possibility of cataract surgery. What are your thoughts after more consideration?
@greyhound3 - what is next for your treatment for the non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) you mentioned?
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I understand with NAION in one eye, there is 5% risk of kicking off NAION in my other eye when I have cataract surgery. This is not a high risk, but it is scary to consider. This is why I'm vacillating - should I have the cataract surgery or not? I'd like to hear of NAION patients who have had cataract surgery to learn from them.
I understand a cataract is also developing in my NAION eye. However, I have so little vision in that eye I'm not sure it is worth having the surgery for that eye.
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@weezy1939 My next appointment is in mid-Dec and need to make a decision by then. This is my first winter coming up with loss of sight in both eyes and I am not looking forward to short days. I see so much better outdoors that I am going to go to Florida for a month late Jan. it is a resort that I have stayed at many times so familiar with it and area. If I have cataract surgery it would be more like March.