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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Colombo:20250311T090000
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DTSTAMP:20250317T043910Z
URL:https://www.worldglaucomaweek.org/activity/public-education-14/
SUMMARY:Public education
DESCRIPTION:Using AI in Glaucoma screening \nFaculty of Medicine\, Universi
 ty of Colombo\nCommemorates World Glaucoma Week - 2025\n\n An educational 
 seminar on Glaucoma was organized by the Eye Care Center\, UCFM\, lead  by
  the Consultant Eye Surgeon\, Prof. Madhuwanthi Dissanayake\, Director &am
 p\; and the team collaborating with the Institute for Health Policy\, Sri 
 Lanka to mark the world Glaucoma Week 2025 on the 11th of March\, 2025\, a
 t the Eye Care Center\, Faculty of Medicine\, University of Colombo \nProf
  Vajira Dissanayake\, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine\, University of Colo
 mbo\, Sri Lanka was the chief guest at the event.\nProf Madhuwanthi Dissan
 ayake explained that Glaucoma is a disease affecting the optic nerve and t
 hat eye pressure is an important risk factor. She stressed  the  importanc
 e of Detecting glaucoma early to prevent the grave consequence of blindnes
 s and how glaucoma can be effectively controlled with regular use of eye d
 rops.\nFocusing on the theme this year "Unite for a Glaucoma free world"  
 Dr Malinda de Silva and Dr Nilmini Wijemunige highlighted the pioneering w
 ork on incorporating AI into Glaucoma screening with the hand held mobile 
 phone supported portable fundus camera.\nProf Shanti Goonewardene and Prof
  Ajantha Hapuarachchi participated as special guests and national  media c
 overed the event to take the message across to the public.\n
CATEGORIES:Awareness
LOCATION:Sri Lanka\, No 25\, Kynsey Road\, \, Colombo 8\, Sri Lanka
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