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Migraine Glaucoma
Risk Factors
About 4 million Americans have open-angle glaucoma, the most common type of glaucoma (accounting for about 90% of all glaucoma cases). Half of these people are unaware they have glaucoma because the condition causes no pain or visual changes in its early stages.
Risk factors for glaucoma include:
Increased Intraocular Pressure (IOP)
Elevated intraocular pressure in the eye increases the risk of optic nerve damage and glaucoma.
Age
The risk of developing glaucoma increases with age....
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