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Glaucoma Expert Says Many Don't Know They Have It

National Eye Institute

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month.

Currently, more than 3 million people in the United States have glaucoma. The National Eye Institute projects this number will reach 4.2 million by 2030, a 58 percent increase.

WXPR News Director Ken Krall spoke with one of the nation's top glaucoma researchers, Dr. James Tsai, M.D., M.B.A. from the National Eye Institute....

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