Tuesday, March 02, 2004
EYE PROBLEMS - CONCERNING THE USE OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING ASPARTAME - H. J. ROBERTS, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P
The following is a report just completed by H. J. Roberts, M.D. on the damaging effects of aspartame on the eye.
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It is my opinion that individuals who consume products containing aspartame, including drugs and supplements, should avoid them when no specific cause can be found for the eye problems:
* Decreased vision -- including blindness in one or both eyes
* Blurring, "bright-flashes", tunnel vision, "black spots"
* Double vision
* Pain in one or both eyes
* Decreased tears
* Difficulty wearing contact lens
* Unexplained retinal detachment and bleeding
The same precaution is reasonable for persons in whom these complaints are due to other disorders because they could be aggravated by aspartame, even in minimal amounts.
* Surgery of immature cataracts should be deferred in patients who consume aspartame until after abstaining from it for 1-2 months to determine if spontaneous improvement of vision occurs.
* Impaired vision of diabetic patients should not be assumed to be due to diabetic retinopathy without such a "no aspartame test" trial.
* A similar trial is warranted in persons diagnosed as having "macular degeneration".
* The diagnosis of "early multiple sclerosis" - based on concomitantin eye and neurologic features - should be deferred pending a "no aspartame test".
These corporate neutral suggestions are based on considerable observation, research and correspondence published in more than a score of articles and two books.
posted by Anonymous
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Full Article
It is my opinion that individuals who consume products containing aspartame, including drugs and supplements, should avoid them when no specific cause can be found for the eye problems:
* Decreased vision -- including blindness in one or both eyes
* Blurring, "bright-flashes", tunnel vision, "black spots"
* Double vision
* Pain in one or both eyes
* Decreased tears
* Difficulty wearing contact lens
* Unexplained retinal detachment and bleeding
The same precaution is reasonable for persons in whom these complaints are due to other disorders because they could be aggravated by aspartame, even in minimal amounts.
* Surgery of immature cataracts should be deferred in patients who consume aspartame until after abstaining from it for 1-2 months to determine if spontaneous improvement of vision occurs.
* Impaired vision of diabetic patients should not be assumed to be due to diabetic retinopathy without such a "no aspartame test" trial.
* A similar trial is warranted in persons diagnosed as having "macular degeneration".
* The diagnosis of "early multiple sclerosis" - based on concomitantin eye and neurologic features - should be deferred pending a "no aspartame test".
These corporate neutral suggestions are based on considerable observation, research and correspondence published in more than a score of articles and two books.
posted by Anonymous
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