As a physician double board-certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation as well as Anti-Aging/Regenerative Medicine with expertise in peptides and hormones, I regularly treat men with both testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and growth-hormone secretagogue (GHS) peptides
Study on Weight Loss Drugs Links GLP-1 Agonists to NAION A study published in JAMA Ophthalmology on July 3, 2024, found an association between GLP-1 and an increased NAION risk
Some patients in these categories may still be candidates with close monitoring
Key prevention strategies include systematically rotating injection sites each week, allowing the medication to reach room temperature before injecting, ensuring proper injection technique, cleaning the skin thoroughly before administration, and avoiding areas with visible skin changes or previous reactions
778 However, clinical trials have yielded mixed results, with one trial indicating that RT001 may not be beneficial for treating Friedreichs ataxia