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== Risk factors== | == Risk factors== | ||
* People with a family history of glaucoma have about a six percent chance of developing glaucoma. | * People with a family history of glaucoma have about a six percent chance of developing glaucoma. | ||
* | * [[Diabetic]]s and African Americans are three times more likely than Caucasians to develop primary open angle glaucoma. | ||
* Asians are susceptible to angle-closure glaucoma, and Inuit have a twenty to forty times higher risk than | * Asians are susceptible to angle-closure glaucoma, and Inuit have a twenty to forty times higher risk than Caucasians of developing primary angle closure glaucoma. | ||
* Women are three times more likely than men to develop acute angle-closure glaucoma due to their shallower anterior | * Women are three times more likely than men to develop [[acute]] angle-closure glaucoma due to their shallower [[anterior chamber]]s. | ||
* Use of | * Use of [[steroid]]s can also cause glaucoma. | ||
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[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
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Risk factors
- People with a family history of glaucoma have about a six percent chance of developing glaucoma.
- Diabetics and African Americans are three times more likely than Caucasians to develop primary open angle glaucoma.
- Asians are susceptible to angle-closure glaucoma, and Inuit have a twenty to forty times higher risk than Caucasians of developing primary angle closure glaucoma.
- Women are three times more likely than men to develop acute angle-closure glaucoma due to their shallower anterior chambers.
- Use of steroids can also cause glaucoma.