STROKE OF THE EYE

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There’s no treatment for what’s known as “stroke of the eye,” but doctors are testing a new drug that may change that
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I experienced NAION two and a half years ago.
It is obvious that there are controversial (no clear knowledge) what is the main cause of NAION. So I want to express some of my personal observations here.
I suffered imputation of the 2 biggest toes and frontal parts of the foot on the left leg when I was 5. This was the reason my spine become deformed with time and I suffer constant pains in the whole region of the spine. Also, I suffered tingling in my left hand and left part of my face. At night as I slept on my left side this tingling was stronger and sometimes I felt pain in the entire left part of my head.
This was I believe the reason for NAION in my case - and is probably hidden somewhere in my spine in relation to fact that I slept on the left side - this may cause increase nerve pressure in my spine and was the cause of deficient blood circulation in the left side of my head.
So it becomes pretty clear to me that in my case NAION had neurological ground and I believe it is possible that most cases of NAION are rooted in health troubles related to the spine.
Finally, it was found that the optical nerve in my left eye is decayed and I am entirely blind in that eye consequently. Also, my sight in the right eye is partially effected.
I read a statistic that every third person with NAION eventually loses sight of another eye, too, which makes me seriously think about what can I actually do to prevent this bleak outcome.
As I said it was pretty clear to me that the way I sleep may be an important factor (besides the leg injury) for my development of NAION.
First I have to say that I don't use a soft mattress for years now.
Now I decided to try to sleep solely on the back, which was firs unpleasant for me until I rearranged the upper part of my bed so my entire upper body is lifted for about 20 degrees.
This way I sleep even better now, and without tinglings or other negative effects. The entire health situation of my back is improved significantly so this gives me at least hope I will not become entirely blind eventually.
I realized that sleeping on the back has two significant advantages. First, as we sleep our spine is not curved in any direction out of its natural position, and second, by lying on the back the entire spine is not only sheltered from any coldness we may expose it during the sleeping period but is actively warmed-up and protected from below, by the warm surface of the mattress.
I wanted to speak out about this in case somebody may find this information useful.

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