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Jul 2024
Patricia's Story

Patricia discovered she inherited glaucoma from her father after developing cataracts. She underwent a successful surgery and is now taking eye drops regularly. She now advises others to get tested early. 

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Jul 2024
Annette's Story

Annette was diagnosed with Normal Tension Glaucoma a few years ago, and despite the challenges of managing eye pressure and a pituitary cyst, her proactive approach with treatments and family awareness gives her hope for a stable future.

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Jul 2024
Kenneth's Story

Kenneth's glaucoma journey started with headaches from his teens until age 48 when family history prompted testing, revealing high eye pressure.

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Jul 2024
Lawrence's Story

After retiring from 30 years in the Army, Lawrence discovered substantial vision loss in one eye and some in the other due to elevated eye pressures. Lawrence now encourages his family to get glaucoma checks regularly. 

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Clinical Professor Ivan Goldberg AM
May 2024
Ros's Story

Luckily, I was able to see Professor Ivan Goldberg in Sydney, where I have had surgery on my left eye and treatment with drops, and many thorough check-ups and tests on both eyes.

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Poplar trees in Cooma
May 2024
Glynn's Story

A couple of years later I developed traumatic glaucoma as a direct result of the surgery, and have received various treatments since, taking care of both eyes as a precaution.

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Bette Smith
Mar 2024
Bette Urges Australians to Know Their Family History

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.

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Debra Lillecrapp
Mar 2024
Debra Asks Australians to Look After Their Eyes

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.

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Elaine watering a plant on her balcony
Feb 2024
Elaine's Story

My mother was diagnosed with glaucoma when she was about seventy, so I was closely monitored. When there were indicators that I could be following the same path, I was referred to a glaucoma specialist.

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