My 74 year-old mom was diagnosed with *possible* retina artery occlusion in her left eye. After some testing, they're still not completely sure the direct cause. Previous to the fall she was being treated for glaucoma and taking Xalatan. She went dizzy, fainted, and fell hard, fracturing her tailbone, and awoke drenched in sweat. Possibly due to her taking a vasodilator, such as Ginkgo Biloba? Her ophthalmologist believes she has fairly significant inflammation to the back of her eye. Her right eye tested perfectly fine.
She only sees blurry peripherally from the very bottom and top of the eye. I believe her central vision is blackened. A Doppler scan of the carotid, and echocardiogram, and full bloodwork have come back negative. She only had slightly elevated blood pressure. Except for her eye, she is 100 percent in fine health.
I have her supplementing with lutein, and also enteric coated aspirin, fish oil, Vitamin K2 etc. to help improve bloodflow, and reduce inflammation as suggested by the doctor. In the last three days, she went from only recognizing when objects move, to now being better able to recognize details without them needing any movement. And she now has this ability now at twice the distance.
I am in the process of making an appointment for a retina specialist. Do you have any other suggestions for test/procedures, or professional opinions on recovery chances?