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What lifestyle changes can be made to help keep eye pressure down in glaucoma?
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Exercise: Patients with open-angle glaucoma who exercise at least 3 times a week may be reduce their intraocular pressure by an average of 20%. Also, decreasing caffeine may help.
Answered 7/17/2013
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