Harming Your Eyesight With Impotency Drugs

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A study suggests that impotency drugs such as Viagra and Cialis may be linked with an increased risk of optic nerve damage in men with a history of heart attack or high blood pressure.

NAION

The findings are based on examinations of about 80 men. Half the men had optic nerve damage, in the form of non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION). NAION is the most common cause of optic nerve disease in those over 50 years old.

Ten Times More Likely

Questions about the patients' lifestyles revealed that those who'd had a heart attack were 10 times more likely to have optic nerve damage if they had taken Viagra or Cialis.

The drugs may reduce the blood flow to the anterior optic nerve. Those with cardiovascular diseases are more susceptible to such problems.

Coincidence?

Viagra manufacturer Pfizer argued that a greater number of NAION cases would have been reported if the association was more than coincidental. Eli Lilly, which manufactures Cialis, however, admitted that there had been a small number of cases of NAION among those taking the drug.
http://www.mercola.com/2006/feb/4/harming_your_eyesight_with_viagra.htm
 
Again, Heath, you need to know who this doctor is, as none of us know how he is. If he is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins or any other well-known university or hospital, I wouldn't say anything, but there is no mention of this man's credentials.
 
pek1 said:
Again, Heath, you need to know who this doctor is, as none of us know how he is. If he is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins or any other well-known university or hospital, I wouldn't say anything, but there is no mention of this man's credentials.
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Pfizer is a Pharmaceutical Giant and makes the medication Viagara so is the medication Eli Lilly, which manufactures Cialis.

They announced it in a press release.

This is medical FYI for men over 50-60 years old so that means if a Deaf man who is 50-60 yr old would want to know about these side effects related to the eyes.

If I was 50-60 years old and taking the medication then I would want to know if it affected my eyes !!!
 
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