Four patients in Denmark, who experienced vision loss after using Novo Nordisk's popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs ...
Nerve damage can be an unfortunate side effect from an accident, illness or even certain treatments, like chemotherapy. Fortunately, the peripheral nervous system can heal itself to a certain extent, ...
In an important step toward visual prostheses, biocompatible electrodes can convert infrared light into nerve impulses, as ...
A Prescription Drug User Fee Act target date of February 28, 2026 has been set for the application. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) for ...
New research links two widely used diabetes drugs, semaglutide or tirzepatide, to a rare but potentially vision-threatening eye condition, raising questions about drug-specific risks and the need for ...
A retrospective cohort study suggested that users of GLP-1 receptor agonists had a 7% higher incidence of new-onset diabetic retinopathy. In patients with existing diabetic retinopathy, use of GLP-1 ...
Compr Ophthalmol Update. 2005;6(1):11-21. As can be seen in Table 2, untreated cases of TON improve even when the initial vision is no light perception. This rate of spontaneous visual improvement ...
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 is ...
The Ohio State University has taken a significant step in the quest to offer relief to soldiers grappling with the aftermath of war-induced injuries. A multidisciplinary team of researchers, led by ...
Increase in NAION associated with semaglutide use among individuals with type 2 diabetes. (HealthDay News) — For individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), semaglutide is associated with a modestly ...
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 ...