Posted by citiboy on September 15, 1999, at 0:52:21
My friend's nine year old son has been taking Ritalin for HADD for the past two years. Lately he has been
complaining about his eyes; i.e., blurry vision, sitting too close to the television, can't see the blackboard, etc.
When my friend took the boy to an eye doctor, it was determined that he was suffering from "DECREASED ACCOMMODATION" due to the
Ritalin. Now the boy has to wear bi-focal eye glasses because of this drug. My questions related to this incident are as follows:
1) Though the doctor said this condition was "rare," just how rare is it? Where can I find statistics?
2) Ritalin has been kicking around since the late 1960s. How is it that this vision problem shows up now?
3) Supposedly the ocular side effects are reversible, but somehow I don't believe this. Can this be verified
either way?If this boy's vision has been permanently damaged by Ritalin, wouldn't this provide the fodder for a class action suit?
Thanks for your responses.
Citiboy
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