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Glaucoma Vit B12 deficiency
Disc suspected. My Intocular pressure is between 20 to 21. No family history. I am a patient of gastritis for 2 years. Which toubles my Vitamin B12 levels.
Does B12 deficiency cause Glaucoma???
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There is no relationship between vitmain b12 levels and glaucoma
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Not related.
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No..der is no correlation between vit deficiency nd glaucoma...do u have high spectacle power?
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Dr. Rutvi Parikh
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
9 yrs exp
Vadodara
Glaucoma is not related to vitamin B12 deficiency.
But optic disc changes can be there with Vitamin B12 deficiency . which can mimic like glaucoma disc.
Proper vision assessment And colour vision test and visual field should be checked
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treat vit B12 deficiency first.
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regular follow up needed
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
No pl.
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Dr. Awanjala Varshney
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
23 yrs exp
Aligarh
No, there is no association between B12 deficiency and glaucoma.
High BP and high blood sugar levels do damage the optic nerves.
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Dr. Azher Lodhi
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Aurangabad
Vitamin B12 deficiency is not Risk factor for Glaucoma
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