Weight loss drugs like Ozempic, while transformative in combating obesity, have been linked to irreversible vision impairment ...

For individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), semaglutide is associated with a modestly increased risk for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).

Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy—known as NAION—can cause sudden blindness when blood flow to the optic nerve is blocked. It’s not clear what causes the condition, although ...

Of the nine patients, seven reported NAION-like symptoms; one had papillitis, an inflammation of the optic nerve head; and one individual developed paracentral acute middle maculopathy ...

NAION typically causes sudden vision loss in one eye, according to Brigham and Women's Hospital. It's thought to occur due to a loss of blood flow to the optic nerve, damaging the neurons that ...

WEIGHT loss jabs could raise the risk of a "potentially blinding condition" known as an "eye stroke", researchers have warned. A study of 37 million adults taking a variety of weight loss ...