A new study adds to a growing body of research suggesting a potential link between popular GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and vision loss.

We noted one new acquired pit of the optic nerve and it was located at the 12 o'clock meridian. We found increased beta parapapillary atrophy in 5 eyes (5%). Sensitivity, Specificity, and ...

Heat and visual data are sent, via the optic nerve, to the pit-viper's brain, where the two types of data are transposed into a single image.

The graders also determined whether a disc hemorrhage, acquired pit of the optic nerve, or change in beta parapapillary atrophy occurred between photos. [27–31] However, these latter factors ...