With the rising numbers of patients diagnosed with glaucoma – and oversubscription of public ophthalmology departments – the Glaucoma Community Collaborative Care Program at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne is designed to alleviate some of this pressure.
To accommodate an ageing population, glaucoma management is transitioning from reactive treatment regimens to proactive ones. Three key experts detail what this mindset shift entails and how they employ it in practise.
As issues with compliance and a reduction of life-quality are commonly associated with eye drops, the industry is exploring new avenues that are revolutionising the treatment landscape.
Award winning journalist and Seven News Melbourne newsreader, Mike Amor has joined Glaucoma Australia as an official Ambassador in the fight against eye disease and just in time for World Glaucoma Week (10-16 March).
This World Glaucoma Week (10–16 March 2024), Glaucoma Australia is urging all Australians to have their eyes checked, as well as reminding those with a glaucoma diagnosis to adhere to their treatment to slow its progression and save precious sight.
Just over a year ago, a glaucoma specialist told Duncan Craib he was “five minutes from midnight”: unless urgent action was taken, he’d likely be blind in two to three months.
When Bette Smith’s cousin told her they had glaucoma in the family, she did what all Australians should be doing, she got her eyes checked.
Living in York Peninsula community two hour's drive from Adelaide and with no optometrist in her local community, Debra booked an appointment as soon as she could. That’s when she received her life changing diagnosis.
People of African ancestry are five times as likely as others to develop glaucoma and up to 15 times as likely to be blinded by the condition, but most research has used data from people of European ancestry.