Category Archives: harmful drugs

Parkinson’s Drug Can Lead to Vision Problems

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Marc

Patients with the neurodegenerative disease referred to as Parkinson’s are often proscribed the drug amantadine to alleviate motor problems.    Amantadine treatment causes abnormal changes in the cornea in some Parkinson’s patients. Generally, these corneal reactions occur soon after starting the … Continue reading →

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Links Discovered Between Antidepressants and Cataracts

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Marc

Researchers reveal a link between antidepressants known as elective serotonin uptake inhibitors or SSRIs and cataracts. Continue reading →

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Statin Drugs May Cause Eye Disorders in Some

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Marc

Eye disorders related to statins are rare, occurring in about 0.1 percent of patients (0.5 to 2.5 percent when gemfibrozil, another type of cholesterol-lowering drug, is taken simultaneously) but had not been systematically reported prior tothe study led by F.W. … Continue reading →

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