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Why it matters: The market for longevity-geared products and services that seek to keep us healthy as we age, like longevity centers and clinical beauty brands, is one of the fastest growing parts of the $5.6 billion global wellness economy, according to the Global Wellness Institute
NAION represents the most common acute optic neuropathy in adults over 50 and the second leading cause of optic nerve-related vision loss after glaucoma, occurring when blood flow to the optic nerve becomes blocked, causing sudden, painless, and typically permanent vision loss