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Nicox Appoints Robert N Weinreb, M D and Sanjay G Asrani, M D to its Glaucoma Clinical Advisory Board

Nicox Appoints Robert N Weinreb, M D and Sanjay G Asrani, M D to its Glaucoma Clinical Advisory Board
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San Luis Obispo ophthalmologist offering glaucoma screenings free of charge

San Luis Obispo ophthalmologist offering glaucoma screenings free of charge and last updated 2021-03-15 14:52:50-04 Local ophthalmologists are offering free glaucoma screenings for community members. Saturday marked the last day of World Glaucoma Week. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world and it is irreversible. Eye doctors say 50% of Americans with the disease do not know they have it. Pacific Eye in San Luis Obispo provided free exams to returning and new clients. We feel like we re providing a bit of a community service, said Dr. Christopher Hulburd, Pacific Eye ophthalmologist. I think the most important part about today is education to understand what glaucoma is and drive home the fact that it s a disease that can go unrecognized for years and years and years.

Health alert: Ghana is 2ndGlaucoma endemic country in the world

Health alert: Ghana is 2ndGlaucoma endemic country in the world Dr Emmanual Tenkorang, the Ashanti Regional The Ashanti Regional Ophthalmologist of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Kwadwo Amoah has revealed that Ghana has a higher burden of glaucoma, placing her second behind St Lucia and Barbados in a global ranking. He has, therefore, admonished Ghanaians to examine their sights from time to time to curtail the chances of contracting the irreversible disease. The Ashanti Regional Ophthalmologist of the Ghana Health Service , Dr. Kwadwo Amoah in a post media interaction . According to him, Ghana in 2015 conducted a survey under the umbrella of National Blindness and Visual impairment Survey, where it came to the fore that 700,000 people who report to hospitals have been affected with glaucoma, a data which is devoid of people who live in far-flung areas who are blind and the cause of their blindness is unknown.

Expert Charges Healthcare Providers to Champion Early Detection against Glaucoma

Rebecca Ejifoma Worried about the increase in glaucoma cases globally, Founder, Brookfield Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and President, Society of Lifestyle Medicine of Nigeria, Dr Ifeoma Monye has charged physicians, healthcare providers and advocates of lifestyle medicine to champion prevention and early detection as the most sustainable remedy against glaucoma. The expert made this submission in a media release issued Friday to mark the World Glaucoma week from March 7 to 13, which is on the theme, ‘The World is Bright, Save Your Sight!’ With 2020 statistic showing that about 80 million people have glaucoma worldwide, and this number is expected to increase to over 111 million by 2040, Monye emphasised the need for Nigerians to go for regular eye test to save their sights.

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