Risk Factors for Glaucoma
- Anyone over 45 years of age
- Family history of glaucoma
- High eye pressure
- Diabetes
- High myopia (nearsightedness)
- High hyperopia (farsightedness)
- Previous eye injury
- High blood pressure
- Low blood pressure
- Steroid use
- Cardiovascular disease
"If I had been screened just in time, I'd be playing baseball right now."
- Kirby Puckett; San Diego Union Tribune, January 23, 1997
Kirby Puckett played for the Peoria Chiefs and became an all-star out fielder for the Minnesota Twins. He was forced to retire at the age of 35 due to undiagnosed glaucoma.
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