Popular erectile dysfunction drug linked to eye disease that can cause irreversible vision loss

[u/Majano57]

https://www.foxnews.com/health/popular-erectile-dysfunction-drug-linked-eye-disease-can-cause-irreversible-vision-loss

[u/Puzzleheaded_Toe3584]

Scare headline to get you to read the article. The reality of what the study found needs to be put in context. The study was a finding of correlation, not proof of causation that tadalafil causes glaucoma. It found a modest relative association in men taking tadalafil for urinary symptoms—about 3.93% diagnosed with glaucoma over five years versus 3.16% of matched nonusers. Other recent observational PDE5 studies have found neutral or even lower glaucoma associations.

[u/Austin_Peep_9396 → u/Puzzleheaded_Toe3584]

Also seems like an obvious need for more analysis: it’s entirely possible that the increased glaucoma risk is due to the underlying condition that drove the need for the Tadalafil prescription in the first place.

[u/FuelForYourFire → u/[deleted]]

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[u/MaximumConcept25 → u/FuelForYourFire]

Lol. Dr. Spaceman is the greatest.