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URL:https://www.worldglaucomaweek.org/activity/glaucoma-awareness-12/
SUMMARY:Glaucoma Awareness
DESCRIPTION:\nThe Silent thief of Sight\, that is what Glaucoma is known as
 . It kills sight not because effective treatment is not available it kills
  vision because it is seldom detected on time. The only way to prevent bli
 ndness due to glaucoma is to create awareness. \n\n\n \n\n\nThe most dyna
 mic NGO in the healthcare space Swasthi Foundation has come forward to tak
 e up the cause and reach out the message to the masses. Divya Prabha Eye H
 ospital is proud and privileged to partner with them in this endeavor. SN 
 United Mission\, IMA\, Kerala Police Officer's Association\, Trivandrum Op
 hthalmic Club\, Kerala Police Service Officers Association and Kerala Smal
 l Scale Industries Association join the effort. \n\n\n \n\n\nCelebrities 
 and noted personalities will share their experience with the public. Dr. D
 evin Prabhakar will speak on diagnosis and treatment modalities in glaucom
 a. An eye examination camp lead by Dr. Suseela Prabhakaran and Dr. Kavitha
  Devin will be conducted.\n\n\n \n\n\nGlaucoma is commonly detected by me
 asuring the pressure in the eye. When eye pressure increases the optic ner
 ve gradually becomes damaged. If left unchecked\, this can result in serio
 us vision loss. High eye pressure may exist without noticeable symptoms so
  many people do not even know that they have the disease. When symptoms do
  become noticeable\, it's usually very late and significant loss of vision
  would have occurred.\n\n\n \n\n\nGlaucoma is the second most common caus
 e of blindness worldwide after cataract. It is estimated that 4.5 million 
 persons globally are blind due to glaucoma and that this number will rise 
 to 11.2 million by 2020. It is noteworthy that due to the silent progressi
 on of the disease upto 50% of affected persons are not even aware of havin
 g glaucoma. \n\n\n \n\n\nThere is no cure for glaucoma as yet\, and visio
 n loss is irreversible. However\, medications or surgery can halt or slow-
 down any further vision loss. Therefore\, early detection is essential to 
 limiting visual impairment and preventing the progression towards severe v
 isual handicap or blindness. The event aims at creating awareness about gl
 aucoma.\n\n\n \n\n\nThe World Glaucoma Week ( 11-17 March 2019 ) aims at 
 increasing the awareness about glaucoma. World Glaucoma Week is a joint in
 itiative between the World Glaucoma Association and the World Glaucoma Pat
 ient Association. \n\n
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