HealthNewswiseGLP-1 Drugs Linked to Faster Vision Loss in the Second Eye, New Study Finds
A new study suggests people taking GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes drugs may be more likely to lose vision in their second eye sooner after a rare optic nerve stroke, though researchers stress it…
Among patients who suffered a rare optic nerve stroke in both eyes, those taking GLP-1 drugs saw the second eye affected sooner. They caution that causation hasn’t been established, only an association.
A study presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology found GLP-1 drug users who developed a rare optic nerve stroke were more likely to have the second eye affected sooner.
Among GLP-1 users, 56.8 per cent of second-eye vision loss events occurred within six months of the first, compared with 40.6 per cent in those not taking the drugs, the study found.
Researchers caution that only an association has been found, not causation, and the study began after a clinician noticed an unusual cluster of rapid double-eye cases all in GLP-1 patients.
If you take a GLP-1 drug like Ozempic or Wegovy and have had any sudden vision loss, the study authors suggest speaking to an eye specialist promptly, as the research found 56.8 per cent of…
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