Is Viagra Making People Blind?

It’s a bit of an urban legend that excessive masturbation causes blindness. Obviously this isn’t true because if masturbation affected one’s ability to see in the slightest, I would have been rendered completely blind by now. However trying to find a link between eyesight and penises has been the Holy Grail for no-fun prudes and after a bit of research, they finally have their new shocking claim.

VIAGRA MAKES YOU BLIND… maybe.

According to a recent study by researchers from the University of New South Wales, Viagra may cause blindness in men who carry a gene for a certain inherited eye condition. The study was done by giving a bunch of mice science induced boners and monitoring their reactions.

Mice that were modified to carry the gene that causes retinitis pigmentosa were likely to develop sight problems after receiving the active ingredient in Viagra for a certain period of time. While it seems pretty obvious that mice with genetic vision impairments would go blind, there’s a bit more to the story.

Carriers of the gene that cause retinitis pigmentosa that do not show signs of the condition were still shown to have their vision affected more than mice that did not have the gene at all. It is estimated that one in 50 people are carriers for this inherited eye disease and it is suggested by this study that they are all at risk.

In other words, even people with perfect vision could go blind from Viagra use if they have a certain gene related to eye problems. Hmm!

Nobody really knows why boner pills could cause someone to go blind, but it is already known that the active ingredient in Viagra may cause temporary vision problems in healthy people. The vision loss associated with carriers of this condition is significantly more severe and potentially dangerous.

Still, one in 50 are pretty good odds. If you’re already using Viagra to enhance your erections and haven’t had any problems there’s probably no need to worry.

Image: Roxetta in Blind Liar by Brazzers

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