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Sep 2020
Glaucoma Australia Unveils New Website
Designed to ensure best practice information is provided in a patient friendly manner, it also has a strong community focus which will support people on their own journeys...
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Sep 2020
Effects of Caffeine Consumption and Exercise on Intraocular Pressure
The only proven factor to prevent worsening and treatment of glaucoma is the reduction and stabilisation of intraocular pressure...
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Sep 2020
Dawn’s Story
I want more people to know about acute glaucoma, and how it can result in blindness instantly…
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Aug 2020
Patients Encouraged Not to Neglect Eye Health Checks
All Australians with glaucoma, or those suspected with glaucoma, are encouraged to not neglect or unduly defer their eye health checks...
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Dr Flora Hui
Aug 2020
Vitamin B3 Shows Promise for Glaucoma Patients
Daily high doses of vitamin B3 may lead to early and significant improvements in patients who are also receiving traditional treatments...
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Simon Pryor
Jul 2020
Simon's Story
I am very fortunate as my father always had problems with his eyes and ...
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Jul 2020
'Organ-On-a-Chip' Designed to Speed Up Glaucoma Research
Researchers have created a novel ‘organ-on-a-chip’ device that has potential applications in the field of glaucoma diagnosis...
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(L – R) Dr Alp Atik, Dr Bigirimana Deus, and Dr Bob Wang (not pictured Sebastian Derham).
Jul 2020
The Kath Holmes Scholarship 2020 Update
Congratulations to Dr Bigirimana Deus, Dr Bob Wang, Dr Sebastian Derham and Dr Alp Atik on being awarded Glaucoma Australia’s “The Kath Holmes Scholarships” for 2020...
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Jul 2020
A Simple Technique to Improve Eye Drop Compliance: First You Need a Zip ...
Here we share a clever technique that was devised by a patient to improve adherence to the prescribed IOP eye drop therapy...
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