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Date: 4/13/2005 12:58:41 PM ( 19 y ago)
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...You may be on v1agra!
Men who suffer from erectile dysfunction often turn to v1agra to solve their problem. While it has been known for years that some men taking this impotence drug will experience short-term blue/green color blindness, headaches and flushing, a much more serious side effect has been revealed: A team of ophthalmologists has identified a condition that caused permanent blindness in a group of males who had taken v1agra.
The condition? Nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). It is depicted as "stroke of the eye" and takes place when the blood flow is cut off to the optic nerve, injuring the nerve and causing permanent vision loss.
Proof v1agra Causes NAION
Ophthalmologists identified seven patients (ages 50-69) who had distinctive NAION features within 36 hours of taking v1agra; six patients had vision loss within a mere 24 hours after use of the drug. Moreover, all of the patients had at least one of the following arteriosclerotic risk factors:
... as well as a low cup to disk ratio--a way doctors measure the small circular indentation where the optic nerve binds to the eyeball--meaning the blood vessels and nerves are tightly bundled together in the small space behind the eye. And due to the fact that v1agra regulates a chemical to constrict the body's arteries, this could cut off blood flow to the optic nerve, particularly in those who suffer from low cup to disk ratio, where blood vessels and nerves are already tightly packed, and cause vision loss.
Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology March 2005, Vol. 25, Issue 1: 9-13
PharmaLive.com March 31, 2005
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