Primary care and emergency medicine clinicians should familiarize themselves with common ophthalmologic conditions that, with timely referral and treatment, may help to improve vision. Ischemic optic ...

Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) occurs when there is not enough blood flow into the eye. This causes damage to the optic nerve, quickly leading to vision loss. There are two subtypes of AION ...

One cause of a sudden loss of vision is referred to in medical terms as ischemic optic neuropathy. There are two types. One is caused by inflamed arteries in the eye that flow to the optic nerve, and ...

Semaglutide exposure was significantly associated with a higher incidence rate and independently predicted a higher risk for upcoming nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. HealthDay News — ...

Researchers say they have uncovered a link between semaglutide — the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy — and sudden vision loss. The risk of developing non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic ...

Ischemic optic neuropathies are the most common acute optic nerve pathology in patients older than 50 years of age. A 62-year-old Asian man presents to the emergency department with a complaint of ...

Researchers found that among semaglutide users, the incidence rate of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy was 14.5 per 100,000 person-years. HealthDay News — For individuals with type 2 ...

Increased risk for NAION seen among participants with T2D, overweight/obesity receiving semaglutide versus non-GLP1-RA meds. (HealthDay News) — Semaglutide is associated with nonarteritic anterior ...