Tag: diabetes
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Glaucoma more prevalent among elderly
I wrote earlier about the higher risk of glaucoma among diabetic people. This incurable disease is also well known to plague the elderly. No surprise there, as our nerves deteriorate with age. The best and probably only defense to glaucoma is early detection. Want to know more? Read on.
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Can diabetes cause glaucoma?
Earlier this year the Philippine Glaucoma Society held a series of awareness campaigns in observation of World Glaucoma Week. Having a failing eyesight myself, vision is indeed of utmost importance. I can hardly imagine going blind – that would be the worst kind of nightmare.