“Find and get involved with the closest low vision center in your state,” she said “There usually is a social worker on the team that can help to access resources like vocational training, rehabilitation, schooling, disability benefits, tax exemption programs and seeing eye dogs.

The case for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic possibly causing blindness is building. A new paper out this week describes several people who developed eye conditions soon after they began taking semaglutide and similar medications.

Millions of Americans use GLP-1 injections like Ozempic to lose weight. A study is questioning whether they can cause vision loss.

Blockbuster GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro might sharpen your figure, but they could also cloud your vision in the process. A review published in JAMA Ophthalmology uncovered at least nine cases of patients who experienced vision loss after taking semaglutide or tirzepatide,