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Aspirin Linked to Risk of Vision Loss

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Back now -- Sunday house call millions of folks take a daily asked friend to help their.

Risk of heart attack or stroke be reduced.

But there was a shocking new study that just came out that suggest -- seniors do that there are twice as likely to suffer vision loss later in life.

Doctor I don't know how much later but aspirin can affect your vision.

Older people.

Are vulnerable.

To -- vision loss.

You to a condition called macular degeneration.

Now the aspirin that we recommend -- so many people.

Doesn't cause that Macs compared -- generation but people with this -- condition who take aspirin.

Can cause it to become worse.

So they aspirin doesn't give you the Mac and that generation but if you have it for whatever reason that taking the aspirin can make it worse.

But.

My advice to you is this -- -- of senior.

And have heart disease.

And they're taking that have been prescribed aspirin and part of the treatment.

It is more important for you to take the aspirin for a heart condition that not to take it certainly I can.

A big proponent of baby aspirin member baby aspirin and fish oil.