Treat vascular risk factors.

The article focuses on the statement of Louis Cantor, MD, of Indiana University, Indianapolis, during the Shaffer-Harrington-Hoskins Lecture, regarding the risk factors of Glaucoma. Cantor says that intraocular pressure (IOP) is the most evident risk factor of glaucoma. He states that glaucoma has other factors including hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease myopia. He adds that it is important to determine risk factors for prevention and treatment of glaucoma.