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

In patients with diabetes, semaglutide use was associated with an increased risk for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy ... with more severe visual field impairment linked to ...

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 ...

Although only association and not causality can be inferred, this study showed that, among patients who had diabetes, an elevated risk of NAION was associated with semaglutide use compared with ...

Semaglutide use associated with increased risk for NAION at the two-, three-, and four-year time point from the index date. (HealthDay News) — For patients with diabetes, semaglutide use is ...

Among 11,558 semaglutide-related reports, researchers identified 417 cases specifically related to visual impairment, retinopathy, or ischemic optic neuropathy. The researchers observed a more ...

The lawsuits allege that Ozempic causes a rare eye condition called NAION, or non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, which is akin to an eye stroke. All but one of the cases were filed ...

finding a potential link between the drug and others like it with non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, a condition causing vision loss after a decrease of blood flow to the eyes.

There is increased risk for ischemic stroke in patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation at a younger age. Younger individuals diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) have a higher risk for ...

recently filed a lawsuit against Novo Nordisk on behalf of a New Jersey based Plaintiff diagnosed with non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). NAION, a debilitating eye ...

An ophthalmologist urged her to rush to the emergency room for an MRI, where she was diagnosed with non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in her right eye, she said. Things got ...