Re: Steroids
My neuro ophthalmologist said there are three stages:
Gets worse
Improves
Stabilize
I am now eight months since initial event (both eyes at same time) and have
stabilized. Peripheral vision has
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ReeRee
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#1953
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Yes, if you have not had a change to the condition after 3 weeks or so typically it¡¯s stabilized. Your brain will learn to manage sight better as time goes by.
I lost peripheral vision in my right
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David Cattle
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#1952
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Yes, that is true. My wife has recovered some so she can read the 3rd level down on an eye chart. But it took 2 years. She thinks she might
even be slightly better now after 6 years.
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Deane Williams
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#1951
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Re: Steroids
I had thought NAAION essentially means ¡°blindness,¡± which is true in my case as I would estimate I¡¯ve lost at least 90% of my vision in the affected eye. But from reading here and elsewhere, I
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Andrew Watson
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#1950
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My neuro ophthalmologist told me I was a perfect walking storm. Too many
factors to point at one thing to cause this.
Just glad I have stabilized.
[email protected]> wrote:
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ReeRee
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#1949
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Re: Steroids
Devils advocate¡ how do you/they ¡°know¡± sleep apnea caused your NAION
events? Did you have a puls ox or BP monitor on at night and they saw the
dip?
Many people have sleep apnea and BP issues
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Phil Moskowitz
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#1948
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[email protected]
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#1947
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Yes. Sleep apnea caused my NAIONz I left it untreated and had a drop in
oxygen levels during the night. Starved my optic nerve.
[email protected]> wrote:
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Chiarina Blake
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#1946
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Re: Steroids
What is GLP? Thank you for your input. I was put in steroids drip as NAION
affected my only good eye .
It reduced the swelling but I now have very minimal oedema left in the eye.
My case was due to
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Chiarina Blake
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#1945
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George
I had my NAION event one year ago on my first day of retirement. Lost most all vision in my left eye. At week 5 the retinal specialist who took over for the ophthalmologist somewhat reluctantly
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Michael B
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#1944
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Re: Steroids
Thank you. I switched to Jardiance, which is not GLP, and whispers not to carry the vision risk.
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Andrew Watson
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#1943
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Re: Steroids
Hi There,
I have had a NAION in both eyes. First happened in my right?eye at age 41 and then the left eye just a few months ago at age 49. I have small cup?to disc ratio on both eyes (crowded disc
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George Ousler
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#1942
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Steroids
How prevalent is steroid treatment after NAAION diagnosis? I¡¯ve had NAAION one month max, in one eye, triggered, I believe, by Ozempic, which I¡¯ve obviously stopped. Just had tests for carotid
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Andrew Watson
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#1941
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Re: HARVARD MEDICAL [NAION] GLP-1 drugs and NAION
Now THAT is a huge ¡°Oh shit¡±
David
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 4:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: HARVARD MEDICAL [NAION] GLP-1 drugs and NAION
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David Cattle
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#1940
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HARVARD MEDICAL [NAION] GLP-1 drugs and NAION
https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/about/newsroom/press-releases/popular-prescription-weight-loss-drugs-linked-to-uncommon-blinding-condition
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Russ Poter
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#1939
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JAMA [NAION] GLP-1 drugs and NAION
First reports from Europe .. very serious .. here is formal report ..?https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/article-abstract/2829326
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Russ Poter
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#1938
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Re: GLP-1 drugs and NAION
That is what my PCP and neuro ophthalmologist keeps telling me. Compounded
by apnea and low blood pressure.
My anatomy of inner eye contributes factors as well.
My A1C, apnea and blood pressure are
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ReeRee
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#1937
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Re: GLP-1 drugs and NAION
I took Ozempic from Aug 5, 2024 to January 31, 2025, never more than 1 mg. On latter date, I was diagnosed with NAION. Almost totally blind in that eye.
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Andrew Watson
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#1936
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And to be fair, the studies state they aren¡¯t clear whether it¡¯s the GLP1s or the diabetes that is the issue.
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GaryGBrown
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#1935
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GLP-1 drugs and NAION
Vision loss: GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic linked to 3 eye conditions
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Vision loss: GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic linked to 3 eye conditions
A new review reports that nine
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Diane Keasler
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#1934
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