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Welcome to Glaukos Corporation s First Quarter 2021 Financial Results Conference Call. A copy of the company s press release issued after the market close today is available at www.glaukos.com or http://www.glaukos.com. [Operator Instructions] This call is being recorded and an archived replay will be available online in the Investor Relations section at www.glaukos.com or http://www.glaukos.com.
I will now turn the call over to Chris Lewis, Senior Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy and Development.
Chris Lewis
Senior Director, Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy and Development
Thank you, and good afternoon. Joining me today are Glaukos President and CEO, Tom Burns; CFO, Joe Gilliam; and COO, Chris Calcaterra. Following our prepared remarks, we ll open the call to questions. To ensure ample time and opportunity to address everyone s questions, we request that you limit yourself to one question and one follow-up. If you still have additional que
World Glaucoma Week, a global initiative of the World Glaucoma Association, is a week dedicated to raising awareness about a condition that can cause irreversible blindness. The Day s News Delivered to Your Inbox
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March 17, 2021
The Group Managing Director of Eleta Eye Institute, Dr Benedictus Ajayi, says that smart phones may help in carrying out eye tests for early warning signs of glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness in Nigeria.
Ajayi, a consultant ophthalmologist, stated this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan.
Newsmen reports that Ajayi spoke on the sideline of the just- concluded World Glaucoma Week, 2021, with the theme: “The World is Bright, Save your Sight”.
He described glaucoma as an eye disease often associated with elevated intraocular pressure through which damage to the eye optic nerve could lead to loss of vision and permanent blindness.
Glaucoma support group launched
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TMA Pai Hospital, Manipal, Department of Ophthalmology, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, and Department of Optometry at Manipal College of Health Professionals (MCHP) launched the glaucoma support group in Udupi on Saturday on the occasion of ‘ World Glaucoma Week’ which is observed worldwide in the second week of March.
Vinod Bhat, executive vice-president, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, who inaugurated the group, said that the group will be a common platform to exchange information and support each other.
He suggested to develop glaucoma awareness booklets in Kannada and English to educate people.
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.