Not Signed In - Global Toll Of Glaucoma Set To Reach 80 Million By 2020
Sun, 19 Feb 2006 05:00 PM EST
... The global toll of the disabling eye disease glaucoma is set to reach 60 million by 2010, rising to almost 80 million by 2020, finds research in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.Women and people living in Asia, Africa, and India will be worst affected, the research shows.Glaucoma is characterised by damage to the nerve at the back of the eye, and is related to increased pressure within the eye... click link for more info. ...
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