A 30-year-old lost sight in his right eye after taking a large amount of sildenafil, the main compound in Viagra.
- A 32-year-old man lost sight in his right eye after taking too much Viagra.
- Doctors could not help him regain his vision.
- This is not the first time a man has suffered vision problems after taking a lot of Viagra.
An excess of blue pills left him almost blind. In Iran, a 32-year-old man lost sight in his right eye after taking too much Viagra. According to the doctors who took care of him, the medication could be to blame. Sildenafil, the main compound in Viagra, can rarely cause vision problems. For this thirty-year-old, doctors were unable to treat his eye and his vision loss will be permanent.
Viagra: possible consequences on vision
“A healthy man presented to us with sudden loss of vision in the right eye three hours after consuming 100 mg of sildenafil”specify the scientists in the preamble to their report, published in Journal of Medical Case Reports. The researchers asked him different questions and retraced his medical journey to understand if other treatments, vaccines or illnesses could have had an impact on his eyesight. “Given that the patient was otherwise healthy with no known risk factors for vascular disease, with negative ancillary test results indicating hypercoagulation states and, furthermore, with a close temporal association between sildenafil consumption and l “incidence of the disease, we hypothesized that the drug could play a causal role”, they conclude. They then searched for different similar cases in the scientific literature.
Vision disorders: previous cases associated with Viagra
In fact, this is not the first time that scientists have observed a case of vision problems associated with taking Viagra. In 2018, a 31-year-old American purchased a liquid formula of the drug online. He had drunk it straight from the bottle, rather than respecting the recommended dosage. Shortly after, he started seeing red, then losing contrast. Health professionals have not succeeded in restoring his correct vision: the man still sees blurry.
A year later, another American developed significant vision problems after taking too much Viagra. According to the doctors who received him, this man took ten times the recommended dose. His symptoms have improved, but he still has retinal rupture in both eyes. Concretely, he constantly perceives a circular shape in the center of his field of vision, and doctors can do nothing.
Viagra: vigilance necessary in the event of vision problems
On the site of Vidal, the Viagra package insert mentions these possible side effects. Vision problems, which concern colors, are classified as common side effects, which means that they affect more than 1% of users. “Rare partial or total visual field loss has also been reported in users of this medication., indicates the site. If a person experiences a sudden loss of vision after taking it, it is recommended to stop treatment and carry out an emergency eye examination.
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