Non-causal link but 8x times the risk off of one study at MGH seems to be the eli5.<p>I made my comment about dependency on these class of drugs a while ago on hacker news but I’d love to see a regimented system that helps patients eventually get off of these drugs or otherwise it seems like we’re trading one con for another (albeit much lesser).
The condition, known as non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), causes sudden blindness due to a lack of blood flow to the optic nerve.