These risk factors are quite familiar since these same risk factors can cause other problems like heart attacks and brain stroke.
Age – most eye strokes happen in people over the age of 50 years old.
High blood pressure.
Diabetes.
Smoking.
Overweight.
Source: Dr Fong Choong Sian and Goo Chui Hoong (2011), “When stroke hits the eye”, Star Fit for Life, Sunday Star, 13 November 2011).
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