Certain osteoporosis
medication may cause eye pain and eye problems according to recently reported
research. “We see many patients today taking osteoporosis medications such as
Fosamax®, Boniva® and Actonel®”, commented NY
Ophthalmologist Andreas Wolter, M.D. of Seeta Eye Centers
serving the Hudson Valley in Poughkeepsie, Carmel and Fishkill, New York. “Patients
on these medications need to be aware of the potential for eye inflammation and
associated eye pain.”
According to a
study published in the Canadian
Medical Association Journal, users of oral
bisphosphonates such as Fosamax®, Boniva® and Actonel® were 45% more likely to develop uveitis and 51% more likely
to develop scleritis compared with patients who had never used these
medications.
If you take medicine for osteoporosis, you will also need to get enough
calcium and vitamin D, eat a healthy diet, and exercise regularly. A large part
of treating or reducing the effects of osteoporosis is getting enough calcium
and vitamin D. “If your physician does start you on any type of osteoporosis
medication you should not ignore the symptoms of eye pain no matter how mild
they might seem. Even at your regular eye exam, make sure to tell your eye
doctor if you have started bisphosphonates
medication such as Fosamax®, Boniva® and Actonel®. We need to know as
sometimes the associated side effects of these osteoporosis medications can be
subtle-but they are important”, noted Dr. Wolter.
If you or someone you know has questions about eye pain,
osteoporosis medication or eye inflammation please feel free to call Seeta Eye Centers and schedule an eye
examination by calling 845-454-1025, visiting Seeta Eye Centers or
facebook.com/seetaeyecenters.
Seeta Eye Centers is conveniently located for
patients from Westchester County, Rockland County and throughout the Hudson
Valley, Dutchess County and Orange County including Poughkeepsie, Fishkill,
Middletown, Kingston, New Paltz, Newburgh, Beacon, Bedford, Catskill, Cornwall,
Eastchester, Ellenville, Florida, Goshen, Harriman, Harrison, Highland,
Highland Falls, Kerhonkson, Mahopac, Monroe, Montgomery, Mount Kisco, New
Rochelle, New City, Scarsdale, Saugerties, Spring Valley, Tarrytown, West
Point, White Plains, Woodstock, Yorktown Heights and Yonkers, NY.
No comments:
Post a Comment