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With funding from Glaucoma Australia and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), researchers from Flinders University are conducting a prospective study to validate a Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) for glaucoma.

An innovative test developed by a world-leading research team has the potential to improve the management and early treatment of glaucoma patients and those at risk of glaucoma.

Glaucoma is in my family and so it is vitally important to have regular eye checks and to follow up any vision disturbance, pain, redness or discomfort of the eye immediately.

COVID-19 restrictions and prolonged lockdowns across states and regions have impacted access to eye care across Australia, restricting optometrists from providing routine care...

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...

Kelly Blanch was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma at five months old, after her mother insisted that something about her watery eyes didn’t seem right...

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

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

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...