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Supposing you have hypertension, do you increase the risk of getting gluacoma?

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Dr. Tim Conrad answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

No: Hypertension is not a risk factor for glaucoma. Risk factors for glaucoma include family history, non-white race, diabetes, history of trauma to the eye, use of chronic steroids and age. Certain glaucomas have specific risk factors such as farsightedness in angle-closure glaucoma, nearsightedness in pigmentary glaucoma and scandanavian ancestry in pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.

Answered 3/4/2014

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