More oxygen in eyes of African-Americans may help explain glaucoma risk

Monday, July 11, 2011 - 22:30 in Health & Medicine

Measuring oxygen during eye surgery, investigators have discovered a potential reason that African-Americans are at higher risk of getting glaucoma than Caucasians. They found that oxygen levels are significantly higher in the eyes of African-Americans with glaucoma than in Caucasians.

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