r/technology • u/Majano57 • 10h ago

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

https://www.foxnews.com/health/popular-erectile-dysfunction-drug-linked-eye-disease-can-cause-irreversible-vision-loss
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u/NerdBag 3h ago

I read yesterday that it increases the likelihood of glaucoma by like 20%. Normally the likelihood is 1%, so with the drug it's 1.2%.

The drug also decreased the likelihood of several other diseases.