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August 09, 2005

Pilots at Higher Risk for Cataracts

Researchers at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik studied 445 men aged 50 or older of whom 79 were pilots and 71 had cataracts, concluding the pilots had triple the risk of developing cataracts. (Reuters)

Posted by news editor | Filed under: Cataracts


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