Help us raise glaucoma awareness this World Glaucoma Week

[TomS_GlaucomaUK]

It's World Glaucoma Week this week, and we're encouraging everyone to consider their personal glaucoma risk.

As you all know, it's crucial that everyone gets an eye test (sometimes referred to as an eye examination) every two years so that glaucoma can be detected and treated as early as possible. However, many people still don't attend their local opticians regularly.

Encouraging people to think about factors, like a family history of glaucoma, that put them at increased risk of the disease could make them more likely to attend an eye test. Read our blog about our activity for World Glaucoma Week, and please share it among your family, friends and social media followers. Doing so could save someone's sight. Thank you. 🙂

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[Toby_from_London]

Thanks Tom; it sounds dramatic but you are absolutely right.

I have a history of glaucoma in my family but am also immune compromised, so didn't visit my optician for the duration of the pandemic. As a result my diagnosis was too late to save the vision in my right eye.

It's seems so unbelievable that you wouldn't notice vision loss but that is the cruelty of glaucoma. So please, everybody, make regular appointments with your optician and keep them. Don't make the mistake I did.

[TomS_GlaucomaUK Partner in reply to Toby_from_London]

So sorry to hear about your experience Toby. Thank you for sharing our message.