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ndryesterday at 5:01 PM2 repliesview on HN

For sure we still need to find out many related outcomes.

Last year it become known that it increases (high relative risk, low absolute risk) non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), ie sudden, sometimes permanent vision loss.

https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/prac-concludes-eye-conditi...


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mapontoseventhsyesterday at 5:11 PM

To save others the click: It increased the likelihood to 1 in 10,000 in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Diabetics are already more prone NAION. This studies contribution was to show that diabetics on GLP-1's are MORE prone. It does not show that the general population is more prone when taking GLP-1's.

I didn't check to see if other studies prove that.

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tptacekyesterday at 5:32 PM

In addition to being closely associated with the conditions semaglutide treats, NAION is quite rare.