Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Could well be! :-) - John On 5/24/06, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > John, I wonder if that's the origin of red light districts? > Hoppy > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 17:04:10 -0400 > From: "John Lee" <jwlee01@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] color blind... > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Message-ID: > <a32e5d10605241404l76bda5f1pd16957b874cddbb@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi, > > These is a fascinating thread. Viagra, a drug, used in treating > erectile dysfunction (ED) causes hypersenitivity toward blue light. > > Regards, > John > > On 5/24/06, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: > > hi Greg, a fascinating question, yours... I will tell you what I have > > found so far, and I'll share it with the LUG list... > > > > ethambutol, a drug which is part of multidrug TB therapy, can > > sometimes affect vision and especially color vision. > > > > this seems to be generally what is referred to, when we google... > > > > (I am not sure what the mechanism is...) > > > > I am also checking to see if any of the customary antibiotics that > > are used to treat bacterial sepsis, may also cause risk...though of > > this I don't know, but I'm further searching the medical > > literature...and if I find something I'll let you know. > > > > It's a provocative question... one that I have never seen > > investigated in questions of antibiotic toxicity, with the exception > > of the drug ethambutol... > > the LUG sure can be an amazing source of information, > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >