Blue and white graphic for Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month with an eye symbol containing a blue awareness ribbon.

Infographic for Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month explaining diabetic optic neuropathy, its symptoms, and management tips, with an eye ribbon icon and the Wisdom 4 the Blind logo.

Sudden, painless vision changes can be a sign of diabetic optic neuropathy, when reduced blood flow affects the optic nerve.
Protect your eyes by managing blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
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PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

Novel MEPAN #MouseModel recapitulating #HumanPhenotype of #MovementDisorder, #OpticNeuropathy, defects in protein #Lipoylation, & reduced mitochondrial #OxidativePhosphorylation in the #Brain doi.org/10.1073/pnas... #MitochondrialMedicine #TranslationalScience

Blind Spots: Comparing the Vision Costs of Weight-Loss Drugs Although GLP-1 drugs make headlines for vision risks, other weight-loss medications carry their own eye-related side effects.

Please be careful. Pay attention to your vision and take care of your eyes.

Blind Spots: Comparing the Vision Costs of the Weight-Loss Drug Boom

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Optic Neuropathy and Other Hidden Ocular Risks of GLP-1 RA Weight Loss Drugs Individualized ocular characteristics should be considered before starting GLP-1 RA therapies for weight loss and diabetes management.

A variety of research into GLP-1 RAs shows a pattern of adverse #OcularEffects, prompting recommendations for #OphthalmicEvaluations with their use.

Read here: bit.ly/3F7Fb3j

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