What GLP-1 users should know about the potential risk of a rare type of vision loss

Source ABC Local
Original Load Date Sept. 21, 2026, 9 p.m.
Last Updated Sept. 21, 2026, 9 p.m.
Original URL https://abc7chicago.com/story/wegovy-mounjaro-ozempic-vision-loss-what-users-should-know-glp-1-side-effects-potential-risk-naion/19856367/

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CHICAGO -- Dozens of Americans have filed personal injury lawsuits against the makers of popular GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, claiming they were not properly warned of the risk of a rare type of sudden vision loss, called nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION,...