Lifestyle Choices

People affected by LHON vision loss often think that since they’ve already lost so much vision because of LHON, they need not consider the potential impact of environmental factors on their remaining vision. However, continuing to avoid environmental factors that stress the mitochondria gives the remaining optic nerve fibers that provide peripheral vision the best chance of surviving throughout one’s lifetime. Living as healthy a life as possible is usually recommended by medical professionals who understand LHON.