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A Burnham-On-Sea opticians store is encouraging people to make their eye health a priority so they donât succumb to one of the leading causes of blindness in the world â glaucoma.
Specsavers says glaucoma is often called the âsilent thief of sightâ due to its gradual onset, more than 700,000 people in the UK are estimated to have the condition – and this is predicted to increase by 44% by 2035. Yet, because itâs often symptomless 50% of glaucoma cases go undetected. Many donât realise they have the condition before it is too late which is why regular eye tests are so important.
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Globally 78 million people have glaucoma. That is every one in 200 people aged 40, which rises to one in eight by age 80.
Most people with glaucoma are not aware of it as most glaucoma patients have zero symptoms.
Catch the disease early and you have a great chance of preserving your vision for the years to come.
Ahead of World Glaucoma Week (7-13 March 2021, #glaucomaweek), Australian researchers published the largest genetic study of glaucoma identifying 44 new genetic variants that may lead to new treatment targets.
Ten Australian institutions involving some of the country’s most prominent glaucoma researchers – including Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor Jamie Craig and Flinders University colleagues with the Australian and New Zealand Registry of Advanced Glaucoma (ANZRAG) consortium – were involved in the international effort which analysed genes in more than 34,000 people with glaucoma across multiple ancestries for the first time.
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Specsavers Ãpticas launches campaign to inform and protect against glaucoma
Specsavers Ãpticas stores on the Costa Blanca are advising people of the importance of detecting glaucoma in its early stages by encouraging them to book a comprehensive eye test
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Specsavers Ãpticas has today launched its Glaucoma 2021 campaign, to raise awareness of the condition known as the silent thief of sight, which affects more than half a million people in Spain alone.
To support World Glaucoma Week (March 7-13), Specsavers Ãpticas stores on the Costa Blanca are advising people of the importance of detecting glaucoma in its early stages by encouraging them to book a comprehensive eye test and to learn about the condition.