Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 24, 2006, at 2:04 PM, John Lee wrote: > Hi, > > These is a fascinating thread. Viagra, a drug, used in treating > erectile dysfunction (ED) causes hypersenitivity toward blue light. worse yet, while it may make you erect, it's been associated with causing blindness... so which do YOU prefer? (no...you don't have to answer...) Steve > > Regards, > John > > On 5/24/06, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: >> hi Greg, a fascinating question, yours... I will tell you what I have >> found so far, and I'll share it with the LUG list... >> >> ethambutol, a drug which is part of multidrug TB therapy, can >> sometimes affect vision and especially color vision. >> >> this seems to be generally what is referred to, when we google... >> >> (I am not sure what the mechanism is...) >> >> I am also checking to see if any of the customary antibiotics that >> are used to treat bacterial sepsis, may also cause risk...though of >> this I don't know, but I'm further searching the medical >> literature...and if I find something I'll let you know. >> >> It's a provocative question... one that I have never seen >> investigated in questions of antibiotic toxicity, with the exception >> of the drug ethambutol... >> the LUG sure can be an amazing source of information, >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information