RESOURCES
There are relatively few NAION support websites however many of the issues that those with NAION induced challenges are shared with those who have other eye diseases and much adapting and living with information is available and useful.
NAION Related Vision Loss
This is an email group that was the first support group I found that related to NAION. It was one of the members here who expressed a need for a website related to NAION of which there are relatively few.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/naaion/ent
https://www.facebook.com/groups/393748277428833
Non-NAION Sites
The following links are to sites that relate to adapting to and living with various levels of vision loss.
This is an excellent resouce for learning to navigate many challenges faced by those with low or no vision. It is perhaps the best “Accessibility” built site I have come across. I hope to make this site as accessible as Hadley. https://hadleyhelps.org/
This is a great site for many practical things for the vision compromised world, “A Blinding Light” https://ablindinglight.com. This blog caught my attention… How do people with VI (Vision Impaired) handle personal style issues such as makeup and fashion?
Discussion and support for those who have lost an eye to whatever cause or have monocular vision. https://losteye.com/
This site doesn’t list NAION specifically but has some great blogs on various eye diseases. https://lighthouseguild.org/resources/?topic_type=eye-diseases-conditions&audience_type=&resource_type=&orderby=relevance
A North Carolina Health Care Provider with some tips on living with monocular vision. Also take a look at the Accessibilty page(s) https://www.dukehealth.org/blog/learning-live-one-eye
Resource Sites for All Things Vision Related
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- North American Euro-Opthalmology Society
General information about NAION
https://www.nanosweb.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4196
- Eye Wiki: American Academy of Opthalmology
General information about NAION
https://eyewiki.org/Non-Arteritic_Anterior_Ischemic_Optic_Neuropathy_(NAION)
About Giant Cell Artereritis, it’s relation and diferences to NAION. If pain is associated with sudden vision loss it is important to suspect Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)to obtail proper treatment.
https://eyewiki.org/Giant_Cell_Arteritis
More technical information.
https://eyewiki.org/NAION_Secondary_to_IIH
NAION Associated with Air Travel
Journal of Clinical Sleep Studies
NAION and Sleep Apnea
https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/full/10.5664/jcsm.2766