A study led by investigators from Mass Eye and Ear found that patients prescribed semaglutide (as Ozempic or Wegovy) for diabetes or weight loss had a higher risk of having a potentially blinding eye condition called NAION (non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy) than similar patients who had not been prescribed these drugs.
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