Popular drugs for diabetes and weight loss could have an unexpected side effect. Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, which are used to treat type 2 diabetes and/or obesity, were linked ...
For patients, a new diagnosis of diabetes can be overwhelming. It means not only managing blood sugar but also preventing serious future health complications such as diabetic retinal disease, a ...
Recent findings have shown that routine eye screening could also be used for early detection of underlying heart disease in ...
November is Diabetes-related Eye Disease Awareness Month, and early detection and treatment of diabetes are key to reduce the risk for significant vision loss and blindness, according to Prevent ...
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist drugs (commonly referred to as GLP-1 agonists) have become widely prescribed for ...
Headlines warning about “Ozempic blindness” may be frightening to the millions of people taking a GLP-1 drug to treat Type 2 diabetes or for weight loss. It's not an official diagnosis, but an ...
Share on Pinterest New research links GLP-1 medications such as semaglutide and tirzepatide to a doubled risk of potentially blinding eye diseases. Javier Zayas Photography/Getty Images The most ...
Ozempic blindness isn’t a real diagnosis. It’s a nickname used to describe sudden vision loss that may be linked to the weight loss drugs semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, ...