Cocaine users have 45 percent increased risk of glaucoma

Cocaine users have 45 percent increased risk of glaucoma: A study of the 5.3 million men and women seen in Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics in a one-year period found that use of cocaine is predictive of open-angle glaucoma, the most common type of glaucoma. Current and former cocaine users had a 45 percent increased risk of glaucoma.