Popular Prescription Weight Loss Drugs Linked to Uncommon Blinding Condition

(massgeneralbrigham.org)

13 points | by ggm 90 days ago

3 comments

  • gregw2 89 days ago
    A relative of mine lost some degree of eyesight (ischemic optic neuropathy) a bit after going on antidepressants and I always wondered if it was a side effect of lowered blood flow/pressure to the eye. Interesting to see it investigated for other drugs.

    If those nerves lose oxygen for even a little while overnight, you lose (some) sight and never get it back.

  • joemazerino 89 days ago
    Ozempic flew off the shelves in my region 2 years ago when people thought it was a risk-free way to lose weight. More than half had side effects but still insisted it was working.

    You can't trick nature.

    • unaindz 87 days ago
      You can "trick" chemistry we just don't know yet the rest of interactions it will have on such a complex system
  • throwaway4220 89 days ago
    “Importantly, the study does not prove causality, and the researchers don't know why or how this association exists, and why there was a difference reported in diabetic and overweight groups.”