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Small Number of Viagra Users Report Vision Loss
Fox News ^ | 04 April 2005 | Miranda Hitti

Posted on 04/04/2005 10:43:35 AM PDT by MikefromOhio

Fourteen men reportedly have had vision loss while taking the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, say ophthalmologists at the University of Minnesota.

The men lost only part of their vision. Cases appear to be very rare.

Most of the affected men had other health problems and the structure of their optic nerve (the nerve that handles vision) raised their risk of the condition.

“The number of cases is extremely small,” says Howard Pomeranz, MD, PhD, who details seven of those cases in a new report. The condition is called nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).

“The likelihood of this happening in an individual is pretty small. It’s a question of weighing the relative risks,” Pomeranz tells WebMD. He suggests that men taking or considering Viagra might want to check with their doctors about any risks.

Pomeranz adds that he’s also heard of three similar cases with another erectile dysfunction drug, Cialis. “I don’t know of any with Levitra yet,” he tells WebMD.

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To: tumblindice

"Dear Abby: But will it stand up in court?
Sign me, Worried"

Dear Worried,

Arguably, how well it will stand up in court will depend on the skills of the cross examining counsel.

Abby


41 posted on 04/04/2005 12:06:09 PM PDT by GladesGuru
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To: MikeinIraq; Rebelbase

Did they also experience hair growth on their palms?


42 posted on 04/04/2005 12:32:47 PM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember
Reading the title, I was expecting some connection to glaucoma.
43 posted on 04/04/2005 12:45:22 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: MikeinIraq
“The number of cases is extremely small,” says Howard Pomeranz, MD, PhD,

Unless you are one of the fourteen.

44 posted on 04/04/2005 12:46:54 PM PDT by Always Right
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To: MikeinIraq

uh...heh heh heh...

What about unusual hair growth on the palms? ><

*runs away*


45 posted on 04/04/2005 12:50:02 PM PDT by Constantine XIII
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To: MikeinIraq
and lightheadedness after exertion....

Does that happen?

46 posted on 04/04/2005 2:22:58 PM PDT by kstewskis ("Tolerance is what happens when one loses their principles"....Fr. A Saenz.)
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To: MeekOneGOP
Oh, my! Quick. Soneone call Bob Dole. :)

You can call him just fine. Just don't try to flag him down.

47 posted on 04/04/2005 2:26:24 PM PDT by brewcrew
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To: MikeinIraq

Did anyone cross-check for third-degree burns on the palms of their hands?


48 posted on 04/04/2005 2:29:09 PM PDT by reagan_fanatic ("Darwinism is a belief in the meaninglessness of existence" - R. Kirk)
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To: talleyman

Apparently enough to starve the eyes for oxygen!


49 posted on 04/04/2005 3:06:47 PM PDT by stm
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To: TonyRo76
Rosie O'Donnel is a Viagra antidote!!!!
50 posted on 04/04/2005 3:08:03 PM PDT by stm
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To: stm; MikeinIraq; MeekOneGOP
"When a vast amount of blood is diverted,..."

Yeah. ... unh-hunh ... that'll be the day.

51 posted on 04/04/2005 4:47:19 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (They did NOT win. --They chose Death, and they will have it. -- We choose Life, and we will have it.)
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To: MikeinIraq
Well if you old enough to need Viagra maybe you don't was to see who your needing it for

As they say in software (no pun intended) its not a bug it an undocumented feature

52 posted on 04/04/2005 6:01:03 PM PDT by tophat9000 (When the State ASSUMES death...It makes an ASH out of you and me)
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To: Born Conservative
alchohol

I just realized I can't spell!

53 posted on 04/04/2005 6:38:36 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: MikeinIraq

That would explain the nervous looking seeing eye dog walking backwards


54 posted on 04/04/2005 7:53:45 PM PDT by joesnuffy (The generation that survived the depression and won WW2 proved poverty does not cause crime)
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To: mlbford2
Obviouly from masterbating

That was my very first thought, too. I wonder if they also grew hair on the palms of their hands?

56 posted on 04/04/2005 8:39:28 PM PDT by jamaly
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