An elderly American man has become completely blind after he was prescribed to take Ozempic to manage his type 2 diabetes.

Novo Nordisk faces a suit claiming it failed to warn users of Ozempic of the danger of blindness. The suit is brought by a ...

Traumatic optic neuropathy is visual loss caused by trauma to the optic nerve. Injuries, classified as direct or indirect, are also characterized by location. Intracanalicular optic nerve injury ...

A subtle splinter hemorrhage at the level of the nerve fiber layer was also detected about 1 disc area away from the optic nerve head in the right eye (Figure1). Of note, careful inspection of the ...

such as optic nerve head ischaemia, in generating optic disc cupping. One of the outstanding problems in understanding optic nerve head dysfunction in glaucoma has been the elucidation of the ...

Considering taking supplements to treat leber hereditary optic neuropathy? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of leber hereditary optic neuropathy.

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More information: Alan Y. Hsu et al, Semaglutide and Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Risk Among Patients With Diabetes, JAMA Ophthalmology (2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2025.0349 ...

TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with diabetes, semaglutide use is associated with an increased risk for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), according ...