![image of female hands with open book on desk under lamp light](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2021-11/Anne%27s%20Story%20740x444px.png)
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...
![Image of woman and baby lying down and facing each other smiling](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2021-11/Baby%20Eli%20740x444px.jpg)
Nov 2021
Eli's Story
'So here we are again, in the race to stop vision loss. The eye redness, the light sensitivity, the rubbing, the pain induced cry, the poor sleeps and hazy eyes...'
![](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2021-10/Putting%20the%20spotlight%20on%20childhood%20glaucoma%20740x444px.jpg)
Oct 2021
Putting the Spotlight on Childhood Glaucoma
Living with childhood glaucoma can be challenging, but there is little research out there that tells us about how the condition may impact on someone’s life...
![](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2021-10/Margaret%20Story%20740x444px.jpg)
Oct 2021
Margaret's Story
In October, 1999, when I visited an optician he recommended for me to go to a specialist. He said that I had glaucoma and would need treatment and daily use of eye drops...
![](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2021-10/Helen%27s%20Story%20740x444px.jpg)
Oct 2021
Helen's Story
I was first diagnosed when I had cataracts removed (both eyes) in 2000. I had an allergic reaction to the drops prescribed by my ophthalmologist...
![Professor Ewa Goldys](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2021-10/News%20Prof%20Ewa%20Goldys%20740%20x%20444%20px%20%281%29.png)
Oct 2021
Glaucoma Australia to Fund Promising New Imaging Technology
To commemorate World Sight Day, Glaucoma Australia congratulates the 2021 ‘Quinlivan’ Research Grant recipient Professor Ewa Goldys who has developed a novel imaging technology for early detection...
![Logo with love heart reads Pledge to Love Your Eyes](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2021-10/LYE%20%28740%20x%20444%20px%29.png)
Oct 2021
Half a Million Missed Eye Tests Put Australians’ Sight at Risk
Analysis of the latest Medicare data shows the COVID-19 pandemic has had a big impact on eye health care...
![Image of smiling pharmacist standing in front of shelves with medication](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2021-10/PharmaProgram%20Media%20Release%20740x444px.jpg)
Oct 2021
PharmaPrograms Glaucoma Patient Support Initiative
Pharmacists play a key role in supporting glaucoma patients. PharmaPrograms is an Australian organisation that prides itself on advancing pharmacy practice , by facilitating innovative professional service programs for pharmacies...
![Composite image of a person having an eye test, a person at a pharmacy, a support group meeting, and a man at a doctor's appointment.](https://glaucoma.org.au/sites/default/files/2021-09/How%20to%20be%20Your%20Own%20Advocate%20Building%20Your%20Health%20Care%20Support%20Team%20740x444px.jpg)
Sep 2021
How to be Your Own Advocate: Building Your Health Care Support Team
Glaucoma is a lifelong condition, you need to ensure you’re comfortable with everyone in your support network and feel confident about the decisions made regarding your eye health...