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Article: Eye drops can help.(glaucoma prevention)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Older Americans Report
- Article date:
- June 18, 2004
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EYE DROPS CAN HELP. Among blacks, drops that reduce pressure within the eye can delay or prevent glaucoma, according to the National Eye Institute. The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study found that daily use of such drops can cut the incidence among blacks in half, from 16 percent to 8 percent. Primary open-angle glaucoma affects 2.2 million Americans over ...
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