
Optometrist
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Oct 8, 2026
Ozempic on Trial: The Vision Loss Risk Nobody Is Warning You About
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12:49Ellen RelkinGUEST
Therefore, it seems like good medicine to warn patients, "Before you go on this drug, go to an optometrist, just your local optometrist." They are capable, fully capable of seeing if you have that condition, because if you have that condition, you may not wanna take that drug.
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13:06Ellen RelkinGUEST
And, and in fact, the, um, the...
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13:09Ellen RelkinGUEST
Let me get the exact name, but the Society of, of Optometrists, there's a clinical report on GLP-1 receptor agonists and ocular health, guidance for optometric practice.
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13:23Ellen RelkinGUEST
It's written by, um, the American Optometric Association, and they have clinical recommendations, including doing a baseline, in-person, comprehensive o- ocular examination before starting a GLP-1 and then a follow-up.
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13:38Whitney DeBonaHOST
Mm.