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'...previously I had not felt any pain to alert me that my eyesight was under serious threat. This is why eye specialists call glaucoma the “silent thief of sight”.'

I’m happy that this was diagnosed early, before any damage was done...

Ten Australian institutions involving some of the country’s most prominent glaucoma researchers were involved in the international effort which analysed genes in more than 34,000 people with glaucoma across multiple ancestries for the first time...

Blue Mountains - based, Veronica Dooley, now 92 years old, was diagnosed with glaucoma more than 32 years ago...

Sebastian Correa, 24, from Melbourne, who was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma at just three months old...

Glaucoma Australia launches ‘Treat Your Eyes’ campaign, fronted by Iconic Aussie rock star Kirk Pengilly, and aimed at encouraging Australians to treat their eyes to an eye test in support of World Glaucoma Week.

Measuring the impact of COVID-19 on eye care...

I don't know where my glaucoma came from, as both grandmothers died young in their 60's, and my parents did not have glaucoma either. When my own two children go to replace their glasses, they now have a glaucoma test...

Preventable blindness is a tragedy which is not and should not ever become acceptable. With this at the forefront of its philosophy, Glaucoma Australia is directing a sight-saving journey with far reaching positive consequences...