Glaucoma Week

12 March 2012 - 17 March 2012

Glaucoma expected to rise by 33% in coming decade

Regular eye tests the only way to detect Glaucoma early

The level of the eye disease Glaucoma is expected to rise by 33% in Ireland over the coming
decade, eye health organisations have warned at the start of World Glaucoma Week.
The message from the Association of Optometrists Ireland, Irish College of Ophthalmologists
and NCBI, the national sight loss agency, is that treatment for Glaucoma works very well if
detected early and usually involves eye drops alone.

The groups highlighted that glaucoma is essentially symptomless at early stages and the
only way to detect it is through regular eye examinations. At a late stage Glaucoma is
irreversible and results in sight loss and blindness.
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