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Our Senior Patient Educator, Sapna Nand is nominated for a Westfield Local Hero award!
Sapna is an empathetic healthcare professional who supports hundreds of people at risk of losing their sight or who have lost their sight because of glaucoma. As an orthoptist at Glaucoma Australia, Sapna gets to know each patient and regularly checks in to ensure they have the resources they need.
One of her achievements is the high level of treatment adherence among her patients, which is more than double the national average!
Westfield Local Heroes are nominated and voted for by their communities, with the three top finalists per Westfield centre each awarded a $10,000 grant for their affiliated organisation. If Sapna is successful, Glaucoma Australia will use the funds to run local support groups.
Place your vote for Sapna here.
Voting ends on 30th August - be sure to get your votes in today!
This World Glaucoma Week (10–16 March 2024), Glaucoma Australia is urging all Australians to have their eyes checked, as well as reminding those with a glaucoma diagnosis to adhere to their treatment to slow its progression and save precious sight.
Award winning journalist and Seven News Melbourne newsreader, Mike Amor has joined Glaucoma Australia as an official Ambassador in the fight against eye disease and just in time for World Glaucoma Week (10-16 March).
Glaucoma Australia and its Patron, the Governor-General of Australia, His Excellency the Honourable David Hurley, are pleased to announce the 2023 recipient of the ‘Quinlivan’ Research Grants Program.