if you keep doing that! your gonna go blind!

doolittle · 03-30-2005, 11:31 PM

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Viagra may cause Blindness by provoking NAION
By University of Minnesota , Ophthalmologists at the University of Minnesota say that a condition that causes permanent vision loss has been diagnosed in a small group of men who have taken the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra. The condition, nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), described as "stroke of the eye," occurs when blood flow is cut off to the optic nerve, which injures the nerve and results in permanent vision loss.

Seven patients, aged between 50 and 69 years, had typical features of NAION within 36 hours after ingestion of Viagra for erectile dysfunction. Seven similar cases have been previously reported.

"For years, we've known that some men who take Viagra will experience temporary color changes in their vision and see things as blue or green," said Howard Pomeranz, M.D., associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. "NAION is a much more serious condition because it can lead to permanent vision loss."

full story http://www.rxpgnews.com/article_859.shtml
let the jokes fly.

SolidSnake · 03-31-2005, 12:22 AM

huh? most people use the keep doing that and you'll go blind for watching pr0n! but the viagra thing

cracks me up ... now i see why older men go blind

nickel · 03-31-2005, 06:24 AM

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All of the patients had at least one arteriosclerotic risk factor, including hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, or hyperlipidemia. All of the patients also had a low cup to disk ratio, which is a way doctors measure the small circular indentation where the optic nerve connects to the eyeball. The low cup to disk ratio means that the blood vessels and nerves are tightly bundled together into the small space in the back of the eye.

guess if you have a "low cup to disk ratio" you better skip the happy blue pills.

ialsohaveadream · 03-31-2005, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by SolidSnake

huh? most people use the keep doing that and you'll go blind for watching pr0n!

Uhhh, you're a little bit off on that one. It's not watching the porn, it's what you do while watching the porn.

And I think that was the easy joke that was implied in the subject line.

doolittle · 03-31-2005, 09:16 AM

for older married men going blind may not be a bad thing, it may enhance the experience if they cant see what there touching. lol

molecularfire · 03-31-2005, 06:38 AM

If these men already have heart problems why are they taking viagra?

Bires · 03-31-2005, 07:49 AM

This is a risk with any vasoconstrictor. You are at a much great risk anytime you have anesthetic at a dentist.

welfareloser · 03-31-2005, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by molecularfire

If these men already have heart problems why are they taking viagra?

because they'd rather live for two years gettin some than for 20 gettin nuthin.

BigJon · 03-31-2005, 07:39 PM

Oooohh...viagra

I was gonna say...it's been about 10 years...not blind yet.

03-31-2005, 12:22 AM	#2
SolidSnake Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In My Own Universe Posts: 717	huh? most people use the keep doing that and you'll go blind for watching pr0n! but the viagra thing cracks me up ... now i see why older men go blind __________________

03-31-2005, 06:38 AM	#6
molecularfire Admiral Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Walking through a lemon grove looking for one good orange Posts: 6,134	If these men already have heart problems why are they taking viagra? __________________ Disclaimer - The above opinion should not be taken as medical advise. My only advise is to talk to your doctor. If you are stupid enough to take anything I say seriously, you have nobody to blame for your cranio-anal inversion but your stupid self. I may not be smart enough to do everything but I am dumb enough to try anything. - Beastboy.

03-31-2005, 07:49 AM	#7
Bires Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 5,064	This is a risk with any vasoconstrictor. You are at a much great risk anytime you have anesthetic at a dentist. __________________ Five years...

03-31-2005, 07:39 PM	#9
BigJon Vice Admiral Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In the kitchen...skinning onions... Posts: 4,865	Oooohh...viagra I was gonna say...it's been about 10 years...not blind yet. __________________

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doolittle Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 910	for older married men going blind may not be a bad thing, it may enhance the experience if they cant see what there touching. lol

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