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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20240311
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20240316
DTSTAMP:20240124T160245Z
URL:https://www.worldglaucomaweek.org/activity/national-glaucoma-informati
 on-campaign-2024-03-11/
SUMMARY:National glaucoma information campaign
DESCRIPTION:Unadev :\nThe National Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired
  (Unadev) has been working since 1929 to improve the daily lives of blind 
 and visually impaired people and contributes to their individual and colle
 ctive development.\nThanks to its 8 regional centers\, its nursing home an
 d numerous partners throughout the territory\, the association offers adap
 ted activities\, common projects and experiences which develop autonomy an
 d empower blind and visually impaired people.\nWith support from both publ
 ic and private partners and its donors\, it funds accompaniment\, research
  and innovation\, works to prevent visual impairment and advocates for a t
 ruly inclusive society.\n\nGlaucoma in France :\nWorld’s leading cause o
 f total blindness and France’s second leading cause of blindness\, glauc
 oma is a pathology unknown by the public. In France\, it is estimated that
  1.5 million people are afflicted by glaucoma and 1/3 to half of them are 
 unaware of it.\n\nNational glaucoma information campaign :\nThirteen years
  ago\, The National Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired set itself th
 e mission of preventing visual impairment raising public awareness of the 
 importance of early detection of glaucoma.\nThis is why Unadev engaged in 
 a national awareness and free glaucoma screening campaign.\nGiving the suc
 cess of this campaign\, Unadev created the Glaucoma Bus\, a semi-trailer e
 quipped with a receiving area and an ophthalmology office.\nThus\, since 2
 011\, with support from the French Glaucoma Society (SFG)\, the French Soc
 iety of Ophtalmology (SFO) and the French Glaucoma Association (AFG)\, the
  Glaucoma Bus drives around France to meet the public and to allow as many
  people as possible to learn about the disease and to be tested.\nSince th
 e creation of the Glaucoma Bus\, Unadev has tested more than 42000 people\
 , including more than 2500 with suspected glaucoma. It means that more tha
 n 6% of the people coming to get tested leave with a suspicion of glaucoma
  and a recommendation to consult an ophthalmologist of their choosing with
 in a reasonable time.\n\nWorld Glaucoma Week : \nAs every year\, for the W
 orld Glaucoma Week\, Unadev is organizing an event to raise public awarene
 ss on visual health and early detection of glaucoma. Here’s the program 
 :\n\n1. Monday\, March 11th : \nProfessor Aptel\, ophthalmologist in Perpi
 gnan\, President of the SFG and of the AFG scientific council\, will lead 
 an information meeting for patients and their close relatives at the Unade
 v Regional Center in Perpignan.\n\n2. From Tuesday 12th to Thursday 14th M
 arch :\nThe Glaucoma Bus will be at Place Catalogne in Perpignan to welcom
 e the public and offer free screening for glaucoma and other blinding path
 ologies.\n\n3. Wednesday\, March 13th :\nUnadev is organizing an event aro
 und the Glaucoma Bus in Perpignan\, in the Place Catalogne :\n- Exchanges 
 on the theme of glaucoma\, the leading cause of absolute blindness in Fran
 ce \;\n- Free glaucoma screening for the public with the Glaucoma Bus \;\n
 - Information and awareness thanks to role-play situations\, where people 
 can put themselves in the situation of being visually impaired or blind.\n
 \n4. March\, all month :\nIn March\, Unadev will also inform the public ab
 out glaucoma via its social networks :\n-	Facebook : https://fr-fr.faceboo
 k.com/unadevfrance/ \n-	Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/company/unadev
 /mycompany/ \n-	Twitter : https://twitter.com/unadev_france?lang=fr \n-	In
 stagram : https://www.instagram.com/unadev_france/?hl=fr \n\n\n
CATEGORIES:Awareness
LOCATION:Perpignan\, Place Catalogne\, Perpignan\, Pyrénnées-Orientales\,
  66000\, Occitanie\, France
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