By Shereen Lehman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Japanese men with higher blood pressure were more likely to have impaired color vision, a new study has found. According to Dr. Saadia Rashid, damage to certain parts of the eye that occurs as a result of high blood pressure could ultimately lead to vision loss. It’s possible that impaired color vision could be a sign of future problems related to high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, said Rashid, an ophthalmologist from Montefiore Medical Center in New York. “It will be great if acquired color vision impairment can be a harbinger of future hypertension-related complications, however it is premature to state that,” Rashid told Reuters Health. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..
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