Blind To The Truth: The Eye-Damaging Effects of StatinsSayer Ji, Contributor As far back as 1990 research published in the journal Experimental Eye Research discussed the potential that statin drugs have cataractogenic properties noting [statin drugs] may result in an increased concentration of inhibitor [statin] in the outer cortical region of the lens where cholesterol synthesis is critical, thereby resulting in the development of opacities.[i] Other studies can be found supporting the cataract-statin link, which are located for your convenience on our database here: Statin-Cataract Research. Statin drugs have now been linked to over 300 adverse health effects, including, ironically, statin-induced cardiotoxicity itself. Beyond the obvious problem of statin-associated muscle damage (78 studies) remember, the heart is a muscle there is the equally concerning problem of statin-induced neurotoxicity (53 studies). Given the fact that that the heart is a highly innervated muscle, that is, nerve-dense muscle, the primary justification for prescribing them appears to be defunct, especially considering that the chemical class is, according to an accumulating body of clinical evidence, contributing to two orders of magnitude greater adverse health effects than their purported therapeutic ones. The eye, in certain respects, is an extension of the nervous system, which could be described poetically as growing towards the light like a plant. Since the optic nerve actually differentiates from the neural tube in embryogenesis, this metaphor is not so far-fetched. How long will it take medical doctors and their patients to see the truth? Will it take being physically blinded before they arrive at this awareness? Eye-associated adverse effects, including loss of vision, may be the tipping point when it comes to recognizing the profound range of damaging health effects associated with statin drug use. You can support this information by voting on Reddit HERE Notes: [ii] Witold K Subczynski, Marija Raguz, Justyna Widomska, Laxman Mainali, Alexey Konovalov. Functions of cholesterol and the cholesterol bilayer domain specific to the fiber-cell plasma membrane of the eye lens. J Membr Biol. 2012 Jan ;245(1):51-68. Epub 2011 Dec 30. PMID: 22207480 This article first appeared at GreenMedInfo. Please visit to access their vast database of articles and the latest information in natural health. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 