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Climate change increases cataract blindness risk: experts

Climate change increases cataract blindness risk: experts

Climate change will increase the risk of people losing their sight through cataracts because of higher levels of ultraviolet rays, an expert said Monday.”The three main risk factors that lead to cataract blindness are age, smoking and UV exposure, in that order,” said Andreas Mueller of the Fred Hollows Foundation.

April 7, 2008 | By Editor | Reply More