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

Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy—known as NAION—can cause sudden blindness when blood flow to the optic nerve ...

Parker Waichman LLP, a nationally recognized law firm dedicated to representing victims of defective drugs, is actively investigating claims involving vision loss, blindness, and non-arteritic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Seven were later diagnosed with NAION. But most noticed their vision ... Tests revealed swelling in her optic nerve and damaged blood vessels in her retina. The woman stopped taking semaglutide ...

A 2025 study published in JAMA Ophthalmology examined nine patients who developed optic nerve disorders after using GLP-1 medications, with the majority suffering from NAION-like symptoms.