DENVER — Glaucoma and hypertension were both linked with worsened cognitive performance, according to a poster presentation at the Association of Vision and Research in Ophthalmology.
Jason Greenfield, MD, Alon Harris, MD, and Yash Lahoti spoke with Healio about their study, which was designed to look at some of the unknown risk factors for glaucoma.
“Only intraocular pressure is recognized as a treatable risk factor by the FDA,” Harris said. “However, it’s clear that from the plethora of studies that are around there are many different risk factors that play a role in the occurrence, incidence
— Curated from external eye-care sources for opthametry.com readers.
📰 Original Source: Healio Optometry
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