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As the main method, inverse variance weighted results suggest that the increased glaucoma risk was affected by T\/E2 (OR = 1.11, 95% CI, 1.01\u20131.22, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.03), which was further validated by other methods (<jats:italic>P<jats:sub>WM<\/jats:sub><\/jats:italic>= 0.03, <jats:italic>P<jats:sub>MLE<\/jats:sub><\/jats:italic>= 0.03, <jats:italic>P<jats:sub>MR-RAPS<\/jats:sub><\/jats:italic><jats:sub>=<\/jats:sub> 0.03). In the replicated stage, the causal relationship between T\/E2 and glaucoma was verified based on the MRC-IEU consortium (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.04). No impact of Aldo, A4, P4, 17-OHP, and T\/E2 was observed for the risk of DR (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;gt; 0.05) and AMD (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;gt; 0.05). The heterogeneity test (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;gt; 0.05) and pleiotropy test (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;gt; 0.05) verified the robustness of the results. Our results suggest that T\/E2 has a suggestive effect on the glaucoma risk. However, the genetic evidence based on a large sample does not support the effect of steroid hormones on DR and AMD risk. 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