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Early onset of diabetes, hypertension can predict early glaucoma, ophthalmologists report
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Early onset of diabetes, hypertension can predict early glaucoma, ophthalmologists report

by UT Southwestern Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The earlier individuals develop type 2 diabetes or hypertension in life, the earlier they are likely to develop primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, researchers from UT Southwestern reported in a recent study. The findings, published in Clinical Ophthalmology, could lead to better screening...