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Will i get glaucoma in the future from doing marijuana?

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No: Marijuana doesn't cause glaucoma. Marijuana may cause damage to your brain in other ways, but i don't think the optic nerve is affected.

Dr Pappas and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/22/2016

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