(HealthDay News) — For older adults with type 2 diabetes, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) use is associated with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), according ...

Results confirm previous findings that nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) was more likely in those who ...

Use of GLP-1s, especially semaglutide and liraglutide, may increase risk for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy ...

In this study of patients with type 2 diabetes who had no prior eye disorders, patients prescribed semaglutide or tirzepatide had an ...

NAION is the second most frequent cause of vision loss due to optic nerve damage, with advanced age and long-standing type 2 ...

Nonarteritic, anterior ischemic optic neuropathy can occur at any age although it is more common in older White adults (mean age of onset, 60 years) and is slightly more common in men than women ...

A recent study shows the use of GLP-1 drugs can increase the risk for optic nerve damage in the first year of treatment, ...

A deep learning system achieved an accuracy of more than 90% in distinguishing arteritic from nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy using only color fundus images, according to a study ...

Semaglutide was associated with an increased risk for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy — a form of optic neuropathy that can cause blindness — in adults with type 2 diabetes or ...

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 ...