Not Signed In - Type 2 Diabetes Increases The Risk Of Glaucoma In Women
Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:00 AM EST
... A 20-year study of women in the Nurses' Health Study has shown that type 2 diabetes is associated with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), the most common form of glaucoma, accounting for about 60 to 70 percent of all glaucomas. The study is published in the July issue of the journal Ophthalmology. ...
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