I always heard that you could go blind from it.

Sub Atomic

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Fri May-27-05 11:03 PM
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I always heard that you could go blind from it.

Viagra users linked to cases of blindness

By Roger Highfield, Science Editor
(Filed: 28/05/2005)

Health officials are examining reports of blindness among men using the impotence drug Viagra.

The first warning came earlier this year when ophthalmologists at the University of Minnesota published evidence linking Viagra to nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), described as "stroke of the eye," which occurs when blood flow to the optic nerve is cut.

The US Food and Drug Administration now has 42 reports of the blindness, 38 among users of Viagra. The FDA is investigating but has no evidence yet that the drug is to blame, said Susan Cruzan, a spokesman.

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Floogeldy

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Fri May-27-05 11:23 PM
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1. COULD YOU PLEASE TYPE IN CAPS, OR INCREASE THE FONT SIZE?

THANKS.

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Fri May-27-05 11:26 PM
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2. See? Your mom was right!

:evilgrin:

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