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Old 07-06-2012, 09:57 AM
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Welcome to NeuroTalk:

I had a blood clot in my left eye about 10 yrs ago.
Angiograms of the retina did not show any damage, and my vision returned to normal in about 6 months.

Have you had homocysteine blood work measured? How about B12? When homocysteine is elevated, it inflames blood vessels, and often the eye is a first target. B12, folate, and B6 work together to keep homocysteine low. So any failure with these 3 vitamins results in elevated homocysteine.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11825810

High blood pressure spikes which are sustained, are also problematic. That was my problem in fact. I had a horrible day at work, with stress of the charts, the day before my stroke. I won't let myself get into a situation like that again. I keep track of my blood pressures carefully.
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