Viagra May Cause Vision Loss

[davidinalameda]

http://today.reuters.co.uk/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2005-03-30T224331Z_01_B669211_RTRIDST_0_HEALTH-VISION-VIAGRA-DC.XML

In a new study, US researchers describe seven patients who developed nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), an eye problem that can result in permanent vision loss, after taking Viagra (sildenafil) for erection difficulties. Combined with past reports, this study brings the total number of sildenafil-related NAION cases to 14.

"For years, we've known that some men who take Viagra will experience temporary color changes in their vision and see things as blue or green," study co-author Dr. Howard D. Pomeranz, from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, said in a statement. "NAION is a much more serious condition because it can lead to permanent vision loss."

With the exception of one patient whose symptoms began 24 to 36 hours after using Viagra, the patients developed symptoms within 24 hours of use. In all patients, the initial symptoms were blurred vision and some degree of vision loss. In one patient, both eyes were affected, whereas in the remainder, just one was involved.



so is this a case of being too fucked up to see?

:shrug:

[Liberal Veteran]

1. My grandmother said if I kept doing it, I would go blind!

Who knew she was right?

[HereSince1628]

3. hahahahaha! You beat me to it. It can also make you bald.

[sui generis]

2. so let me get this straight

14 out of bajillions of men had symptomology that could be tied to viagra use? Were there other co-factors? i.e., did they take it five days a week, after doing an eightball of speed, on MAO's, etc., or were they genetically predisposed to NAION in the presence of elevated nitric oxide which can happen from lots of natural things, including masturbation, oddly enough.

It's an incomplete study/story -

[Debi]

4. Could you reprint that story in big type

Grandpa is trying to read it but can't see :rofl:

[davidinalameda]

10. LOL

very good!

you get my post of the day award!

:yourock:

[VegasWolf]

13. Hell, I can't read the damn thing. What are we talking about? n/t

[HamstersFromHell]

5. Loss of vision would be common...

All Viagra is doing is helping to drain your head of blood and pump it elsewhere. :)

[short bus president]

8. I dunno about that.

Maybe the magic viagra nitric oxide trick has some impact on the ocular vessels, too. :shrug:

[bridgit]

9. there's part of the rest of it...

disrupting the vascular system via chem compound ain't good consult your physician before doing so. hence, the fine print disclaimer that falls out of the box that nobody seems to read.

[bridgit]

6. more like 'focused' myopia...

having to be looking @ the tip of your pee-pee for 48hrs straight no pun intended...

:spank:

otherwise, viagra is a source of several maladies

[WMliberal]

7. well...

it leads to boners... which leads to either sex or excessive masturbation... which leads to going blind and having hairy palms!

[Ouabache]

12. I heard carpal tunnel complaints were UP too

after taking Viagra? Anybody else ?

[Arkana]

11. Now THAT is funny shit.

Imagine some guy going blind as he goes to the doctor to get treated for a chronic erection...:rofl:

[Elidor]

14. The question is: how many of those men went back for a refill anyway?

:D

[LiberallyInclined]

15. 44 years old, and i've never had the need...

and when i read about the side-effects, i'm not interested in experimenting.

[BlueIris]

16. Well, I'm really all for choice

of ALL varieties, especially medical, and with regard to the Men of Viagra, well, go ahead, I guess. Not my business. But in case you need any validation--good for you for being aware of the risks and respecting your own instincts!