Non arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy

Posted by Pedie @pedie, May 22, 2017

Over the past month 55 year old son has lost vision in one eye. He has seen an ophthalmologist, had an MRI, was told that nothing can be done. Are there any treatments for this.

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paperdetective | @paperdetective | Mar 14 5:15am

If the patient is still within the 14 days of onset, he can start an oral steroids treatment at the dosage its discover prof Sohan Hayreh from Iowa recommended. It accelerates the reduction of the swelling of the optic disc and with that it reduces the progressive damage produced inside a swollen disc.
Another important action is to urgently invesitgate the underlying health or medication cause that triggered NAION (in combination with the disk at risk) and prevent another such cause to prevent full blindness due to another NAION.