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GLAUC
(redirected from glaucoma)

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GLAUCGlaucoma


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But after testing a number of men for glaucoma with their shirt collars open, then with a tie placed tightly, they also found significant rises in pressure when the tie was on.
Pressure-reducing medication such as beta-blockers can ease this condition in many glaucoma patients, but some forms of the disease resist these drugs and continue to destroy nerve cells, which don't regenerate.
Yet, 90 percent of the time, glaucoma diagnosed early enough doesn't have to lead to vision loss.
 
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