Lafayette patient credits marijuana for her sight - Boulder Daily Camera:
"Cheryl Crosby believes she would be blind today if it weren't for marijuana.
The 70-year-old Lafayette resident was diagnosed with glaucoma in 1994. Despite taking two medications on a daily basis and having two surgeries, the pressure in her eyes -- an indication of fluid build-up -- continued to be higher than recommended.
She knew about the research that showed marijuana could slow the progression of glaucoma, an incurable eye disease that damages the optic nerve and eventually leads to blindness.
Her ophthamologist did an experiment, measuring the pressure in her eyes before and after she smoked marijuana. The pressure was measurably lower after she smoked.
The lower the pressure in the eyes, the more slowly the disease progresses."
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