Community stories

My journey with glaucoma began in 1997. It was my first visit to an ophthalmologist who was in fact taking care of my mother...

I had no inkling of glaucoma until I had my cataract operation...

In earlier years when my elder relatives (mother, uncles and aunties) had Glaucoma, it didn't ring a bell for me ...

While driving to work every day I would pass a huge billboard saying ‘Have you checked your eyesight lately?'...

Harrison was born on December 29th 2010, he came into this world two weeks late ...

I will be 39 in April, I was 34 when first diagnosed with glaucoma...

I had re-entered the work force a few years before I was diagnosed. I had stopped having regular check-ups for several years as my glasses seemed perfect for my needs and I saw no reason to change them. 

My Glaucoma was firstly detected 13 years ago by a visit to the optician ...

I was born with congenital glaucoma in 2017, most people don't realise you can be born with this rare condition...