Sun exposure and risk of glaucoma 
With the arrival of summer 'is the problem of how to protect your eyes from strong sunlight. According to Marco Nardi, Professor of Ophthalmology at 'University of Pisa, too much sun can lead to galucoma. The Italians are sensitive to the risk for skin cancer, but little to issues instead of the eyes subjected to intense solar radiation. Only 9% because of worries about damage to the eyes. "
With prolonged exposure to the sun there is a decrease of pressure that can damage the optic nerve - says Nardi -
should not be exaggerated with antihypertensive medications, especially in the elderly, because while it reduces the risk of disease heart, increases rather than glaucomatous damage. " The future is not rosy. It is estimated that in next 20 years will increase by 33%. A major problem remaining after the diagnosis. 40% of patients do not follow properly care: why bother with the drops and the benefit is not immediate, because most patients are elderly with difficulty in instilling the drops, and often do not have predetermined who can administer it in the hours. " In Italy there are over 600 000 people with glaucoma, which annually causes 4,500 new cases of blindness.
With the arrival of summer 'is the problem of how to protect your eyes from strong sunlight. According to Marco Nardi, Professor of Ophthalmology at 'University of Pisa, too much sun can lead to galucoma. The Italians are sensitive to the risk for skin cancer, but little to issues instead of the eyes subjected to intense solar radiation. Only 9% because of worries about damage to the eyes. " With prolonged exposure to the sun there is a decrease of pressure that can damage the optic nerve - says Nardi - should not be exaggerated with antihypertensive medications, especially in the elderly, because while it reduces the risk of disease heart, increases rather than glaucomatous damage. " The future is not rosy. It is estimated that in next 20 years will increase by 33%. A major problem remaining after the diagnosis. 40% of patients do not follow properly care: why bother with the drops and the benefit is not immediate, because most patients are elderly with difficulty in instilling the drops, and often do not have predetermined who can administer it in the hours. " In Italy there are over 600 000 people with glaucoma, which annually causes 4,500 new cases of blindness. 
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