A man in his 50s, is currently experiencing vision issues that include “debilitating night blindness” after drinking an entire 30-milliliter bottle liquid sildenafil used to treat erectile dysfunction, reports revealed
According to a medical case study recently published in the journal, JAMA Ophthalmology, the unidentified man was said to have drank 10 times more than the recommended dose of the drug.
IFLScience reported that the man later saw doctors at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston, U.S., where he claimed he was experiencing night blindness, sensitivity to light and was seeing “doughnut-shaped” spots, IFLScience reported, citing the study.
Doctors said in the study all of his symptoms — except for the doughnut-shaped spots — improved days after he received treatment.
They determined he had experienced “retinal disruption” in both eyes, according to IFLScience.
Sildenafil works by increasing blood flow to the penis, allowing men affected by erectile dysfunction to get and keep an erection for sex, according to Viagra, which contains the active ingredient.
In this man’s case, however, the amount of sildenafil he took possibly caused “the blood vessels of the man’s eyes to dilate too quickly or too strongly, causing damage,” IFLScience reported.
According to Jamie Alan, an assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology at the Michigan State University, taking even the appropriate dosage of sildenafil can cause vision issues.









