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Glaucoma progresses faster in heavy smokers

Heather Mason   |   Medical News   |   26 September 2022
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Researchers have found a direct dose-response relationship between smoking intensity and thinning of the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).

RNLF thinning may be the first sign of glaucoma development and progression and may be present even before changes are detected in the visual...

          

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