ophthalmologic monitoring is advised in high-risk patients Gastroparesis/severe GI disease : GLP-1 agonists are generally not recommended for patients with severe gastrointestinal disease, including gastroparesis Pregnancy : GLP-1 agonists are not recommended during pregnancy
However, recovery pathways are not the same as guaranteed recovery outcomes
Meet the experts : Joseph Rizzo, M.D., director of neuro-ophthalmology service at Mass Eye and Ear, Mir Ali, M.D., a bariatric surgeon and medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, Howard Krauss, M.D., a surgical neuro-ophthalmologist and director of Pacific Neuroscience Institutes Eye, Ear & Skull Base Center in Santa Monica, CA, Jonathon Ross, O.D., assistant clinical professor at The Ohio State University College of Optometry For the study, researchers analyzed medical records of more than 17,000 patients who were treated at a prominent specialty eye clinic from December 1, 2017, through November 30, 2023
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