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Jan 2022
Shannon Davis Completely Blindsided by His Glaucoma Diagnosis

Health-conscious father-of-two Shannon Davis sadly now understands why glaucoma is commonly referred to as a silent thief of sight...

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Jan 2022
Tony Bourke says Australians Need to Open Their Eyes When it Comes to ...

At 41, Tony Bourke realised his eyesight was deteriorating, and despite being aware of his family history of glaucoma, he was in disbelief at the diagnosis...

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Jan 2022
Healthdirect Launches Guide for COVID-19 Positive Australians

With more than a third of callers to the National Coronavirus Helpline asking about isolation, healthdirect has launched a guide to help those who are COVID-19 positive...

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Jan 2022
Symptom Checker Helps Covid-Positive Australians Know When to Seek ...

The healthdirect COVID-19 Symptom Checker has been updated to provide more detailed advice about when COVID-19 positive people should seek medical help...

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Jan 2022
GA Launches its new 7 Sights in 7 Days Challenge for WGW 2022
Glaucoma Australia has launched a new fundraising initiative, 7 Sights in 7 Days Challenge, encouraging Australians to share a photo of an amazing sight every day for seven days to raise funds to help end glaucoma blindness... 
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Jan 2022
Deanne’s Story
After a scheduled yearly eye exam, I was shocked to hear that my eye pressure was 36 mmHg...
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Dec 2021
June’s Story
I am still managing to live at home with my husband and I will turn 90 this year. I am grateful for the fact that I can still read from a Kindle and watch television...
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Dec 2021
Perth Glaucoma Support Group Presentation
In collaboration with Glaucoma Australia, Dr Mehta Rhuju delivered an insightful overview of current and future glaucoma treatment methods to the Perth Glaucoma Support Group.
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Nov 2021
Anne's Story
After I explained to the optometrist that I had been seeing halos around street lights at night, and dark spots in the centre of my vision intermittently, they decided to test my pressures...
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