Blood Pressure Trouble Leaves Eyes at Risk for Glaucoma (HealthDay)

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Blood Pressure Trouble Leaves Eyes at Risk for Glaucoma (HealthDay) - 12-06-2007, 02:21 PM

People with high pulse pressure -- the difference between systolic (beating heart rate) and diastolic (resting heart rate) blood pressure readings -- may be at increased risk for high-tension open-angle glaucoma, an eye disease involving the loss of certain retinal cells and atrophy of the optic nerve, experts say.

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