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Beware: ‘Sneak thief of sight’

Dr Sheila

Glaucoma is an eye disease that causes progressive irreversible damage of the optic nerve and loss of vision field leading to blindness.

Anybody is at risk of this disease which is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide with over 20,000 cases reported every year.

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