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为何养猫会导致失明？

青光眼是由于眼球中的液体不能有效排出，导致眼内压力累积，从而导致视网膜的视神经和神经纤维受损导致的。早前的研究表明炎症能引起青光眼，研究人员同时还想弄清楚，宠物过敏原是否也会导致青光眼。

Animals frequently groom themselves so allergens from saliva and secretions spread throughout the home, becoming airborne easily where they can be inhaled by humans.

由于动物们频繁地梳理它们自己，所以来自唾液和分泌物的过敏原很快就扩散到整个家里，接着又通过空气传播很容易就被人类吸入体内。

The researchers believe that dogs are healthier for humans because they spend more time outdoors.

研究人员认为，对人类来说，狗更健康一些，因为它们大多数时间都在户外。

“The protective effect of dogs could be due to their natural antigens in their dead skin, but might also be because they spend more time outdoors and are happy to get dirty, whereas cats are cleaner animals, said Dr Anne Coleman, of UCLA.

加州大学洛杉矶分校的安妮·科尔曼博士表示：“狗的防护作用可能是来自于它们死皮内的自然抗原，但是也可能是由于它们更多时间都在户外，而且把自己弄脏了也很开心，然而，猫却是种爱干净的动物。

“We already know that exposure to dogs and the germs and bacteria they carry can be good for the immune system. Now it seems to be the case for the eyes too.