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Oct 3, 2011 | Posted by: roboblogger

Cocaine Users Diagnosed With Glaucoma Two Decades Earlier Than Nonusers

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Main Category: Eye Health / Blindness Also Included In: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Article Date: 03 Oct 2011 - 0:00 PDT A study of the 5.3 million men and women seen in Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics in a one-year period found that use of cocaine is predictive of open-angle glaucoma , the most common type of glaucoma.

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abuseexcuse

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Oct 3, 2011
 
Sniffer heads suffering the consequences of their actions. Who would of thunk it.

And yeh stimulants aren't good for high blood pressure so why would anyone think cocaine would be any different on eye blood pressure. High eye pressure injuring the eye nerve/s? Especially since the eyes are the next door neighbor to the nose which winds up being a common entry point for cocaine abusers and sniffer heads.
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A announce of the 5.3 million men and women seen in Branch of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics in a one-year extension inaugurate that bag of cocaine is predictive of open-angle glaucoma, the most regular type of glaucoma.
The scan revealed that after adjustments for contest and age, ongoing and former cocaine users had a 45 percent increased risk of glaucoma. Men with open-angle glaucoma again had cogent exposures to amphetamines and marijuana, although less than cocaine.

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