Viagra linked to blindness?
 

Viagra linked to Cases of Blindness
Reported in Reuters March 12, 2001 is a story that links Viagra usage to blindness. Dr. Howard Pomeranz, a US ophthalmologist and director of neuro-ophthalmology at the University of Maryland Medical Center, says there appears to be a risk that men taking Viagra, the impotence drug, could suffer permanent vision loss or even blindness. "We know that Viagra regulates a chemical in the body to constrict the arteries. The constriction may cut off the blood flow to the optic nerve, especially in people with a low cup-to-disk ratio, where the blood vessels and nerves are tightly bundled,'' Pomeranz said in his release.

A spokesman for Pfizer, the company that makes the drug, said that the reports are not conclusive. However, Pomeranz concluded, "People who take Viagra who have this particular configuration of their optic nerve at least need to be aware that this is a potential problem that may occur if they use this medication. Whether this is a significant increased risk, I don't have the statistics to back that up.''



Are they using it right? You're supposed to use it with a partner...not with just yourself. Everyone knows you'll go blind that way! :winkwink:

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Did you honestly think you would be the first to post this?

it was posted several times today
peace mate :)

:smokin

I was pointing out that the story is kind of old to begin with 2001?:pimp

My dad said, 'you do it too much you go blind!' :1orglaugh

I heard on the radio that there have been 36 cases of blindness.

Viagra has been presecribed to 25 million men worldwide, not counting all the knockoffs.

So, literally, there is roughly 1 in a million chances.

And, from what I hear, the patients were already prone to blindness due to other risk factors.

So, the short answer is: Viagra does NOT cause blindness.

ya saw that on friday on msnbc on closing bell.

Maybe that's why my eyes are going bad. I thought it was just from working at the computer for so many hours.

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