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Optic nerve added to multiple sclerosis criteria in major diagnostic update

by Justin Jackson, Phys.org edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The International Advisory Committee on Clinical Trials led a multinational panel updating the McDonald criteria, adding the optic nerve as a fifth anatomical location and allowing specific magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers to support diagnosis without […]

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Semaglutide or tirzepatide and optic nerve and visual pathway disorders in type 2 diabetes

JAMA Network Open Peer-Reviewed Publication JAMA NETWORK About The Study: In this study of patients with type 2 diabetes who had no prior eye disorders, patients prescribed semaglutide or tirzepatide had an increased risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and other optic nerve disorders, although the overall risk was low. These findings highlight the need

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