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Woman sitting at desk with doctor
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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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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Hand holding an electronic chip
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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Image of an eye drop being administered to an eye
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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Image of DNA helix
Jul 2020
Glaucoma Gene Therapy: From Pipedream to Reality
The majority of glaucoma cases can be effectively managed, but what about those who don’t respond to treatment and are left facing the prospect of blindness?...
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Professor Jamie Craig
Jul 2020
Glaucoma Australia TARRGET Report 2020
The importance of family history in risk assessment for glaucoma has been well documented and is an important message promoted by Glaucoma Australia...
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Close up of two surgeons in operating theatre preparing a patient
Jul 2020
Combined Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery Could Treat PACG
Research has been conducted to determine if cataract surgery, in combination with glaucoma surgery, could be more successful in lowering eye pressures...
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Eye health care professional giving woman an eye test
Jul 2020
Optometrists vs Ophthalmologists
The network of eye care health professionals include optometrists and ophthalmologists, but what is the difference between them?...
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