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Jen
Mar 2020
A Constant Pain in Sunshine Coast Woman’s Eye Leads to Life Changing ...
Unlike many glaucoma patients who often have no symptoms or pain, Jen Gierens, 56, knew something was wrong when she started experiencing pain in her eyes...
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Kirk Pengilly
Mar 2020
Kirk Pengilly fronts Glaucoma Australia’s ‘Don't Be Blindsided’ campaign ...
Iconic Aussie rock star and glaucoma patient Kirk Pengilly fronts Glaucoma ...
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Vernon
Mar 2020
Berwick Man Wins the Lottery of Sight
When Vernon Taylor 62, went to buy a lottery ticket at his local newsagency he never anticipated that he’d be winning big by having his eyesight saved...
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Doctors and specialists around desk conducting meeting
Mar 2020
Making Collaborative Care a Reality
Collaborative care between optometrists and ophthalmologists provides the opportunity to detect and treat disease in a timely manner...
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Debra
Mar 2020
Debra's Story
My name is Debra Ciuffetelli and I have been living with Congenital Glaucoma for over 61 years ...
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Kirk Pengilly leaning against wall with grafitti
Mar 2020
Kirk Pengilly: Return from the Brink of Blindness
Kirk Pengilly, of INXS fame, was just 29 when he came within millimetres of losing his sight to acute angle closure glaucoma...
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Image of reading glasses placed on a vision testing card
Feb 2020
Guido's Story
About 2006 I had to go to an optometrist because I needed reading glasses ...
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Lesley
Feb 2020
Lesley's Story
“Look straight ahead over my shoulder”, she said as she shone the bright light into my eye ...
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Gaela Hilditch
Feb 2020
Glaucoma Can Affect All Australians
“At aged 50, just out of the blue, I was diagnosed with glaucoma,” Ms Hilditch said. “People often don’t realise you can get glaucoma from eye trauma...'
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