{"id":7105,"date":"2019-11-20T20:31:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T20:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=7105"},"modified":"2024-05-09T03:33:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T03:33:58","slug":"medications-that-can-affect-eyesight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/medications-that-can-affect-eyesight\/","title":{"rendered":"Medications That Can Affect Eyesight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Did you know that some of the medications you may be\ntaking can cause changes in your eyesight?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be more at risk of a condition known as Dry Eye,\nif you are taking medications such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Diuretics<\/li><li>Antihistamines<\/li><li>Antidepressants<\/li><li>Cholesterol lowering drugs<\/li><li>Beta-blockers<\/li><li>Birth control pills<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dry\neye&nbsp;is a condition where a person doesn&#8217;t\nhave enough tears to lubricate and nourish the&nbsp;eye. Since tears are necessary for maintaining the health of the\nfront surface of the&nbsp;eye&nbsp;and\nfor providing clear vision, people with dry eye often have red, itchy, inflamed\neyes with blurred vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you medications are\ncausing dry eye, you do not want to stop taking them right away since that can\ncause a harmful effect.&nbsp; It is best to\ndiscuss your condition with a physician and discuss the best solution.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often times, an adjustment\nin dosage, a change of medication and artificial tears can help alleviate the\ncondition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to schedule an appointment at the   , please call .<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that some of the medications you may be taking can cause changes in your eyesight? You may be more at risk of a condition known as Dry Eye, if you are taking medications such as: Diuretics Antihistamines &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/medications-that-can-affect-eyesight\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7105"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10959,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7105\/revisions\/10959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}