Long-term statin use associated with lower glaucoma risk
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)

A new study brings the connection between statin use and risk of glaucoma into sharper focus. Investigators from Brigham and Women`s Hospital have found that using statins for five or more years is associated with lower risk of primary open-angle glaucoma. Results of the study were published recently in JAMA Ophthalmology.