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Cataract Risk Linked to Climate Change

Rising UV levels will hit developing countries hardest

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 7, 2008 4:03 PM CDT

(Newser) – As climate change drives ozone depletion and increases the level of ultraviolet rays reaching Earth's surface, humans' eyesight will be suffering more and more, AFP reports. UV rays are one of the leading causes of cataracts, which in turn cause 50% of avoidable blindness worldwide....   Read full story »

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