Community stories

I continue to have 6 monthly checks, and so far am not too impacted with vision problems. My family are aware of the hereditary “trait”...

It’s very different to go from reading about the disease in a textbook, to seeing how it changes people’s lives.

In my forties, I began to need help with reading in poor light and fine print. I had my eyes tested and acquired reading glasses...

My mum was diagnosed with glaucoma when I was very young, and by the time she was 80 years old, she was legally blind...

There are modern advancements in eye care every day so being diagnosed is the key to maintaining your sight, the earlier the better...

I began volunteering in 2019 because of my keen interest in engaging with the community and sharing my knowledge of eye health and glaucoma.

My reading is now very slow but I have managed to read some great literature, so one accepts and moves on. I have two daughters and both get their eyes checked regularly...

I enjoy getting the Glaucoma Newsletter in the mail, and I regularly give a donation, as it is helping myself and others with glaucoma...

My grandmother lived the last years of her life blind, and my doctor said it was probably glaucoma, as it was not known at that time...