"That is very isolating for people," says Barbara McLaughlan of the UK's Royal National Institute of Blind people.

“这让人感到非常孤立，”芭芭拉·麦克隆兰(Barbara Mclaughlan)表示。她在英国皇家盲人协会(RNIB)工作。

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"Nobody in the UK should be losing their sight to glaucoma any more, " said RNIB campaigns manager Barbara McLaughlan.

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Barbara McLaughlan, eye health consultant for the Royal National Institute of the Blind, said the research appeared to confirm that the benefits of a healthy lifestyle extended to the eyes.

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