Risk factors for glaucoma
GM, 37, November, 2007
Recognised risk factors for glaucoma now include elevated intraocular pressure, age,
race, family history, myopia and corneal thickness. In this article, Drs James Li Yim and
Donald Montgomery discuss these risk factors such as the effect of diabetes and systemic
hypertension, which may be protective of the optic nerve in some patients while posing a
threat in others.
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