In World Glaucoma Week our project manager and outreach worker Phil Richardson, 61, reveals his own experiences – since glaucoma struck him 22 years ago, and our eye clinic liaison officer Linda Sethi offers advice. Please follow link to coverage: https://www.entirelynorthwest.co.uk/news/charity/lancashire/don-39-t-let-the-sneak-thief-of-sight-strike6754
Glaucoma is an eye condition where the optic nerve, which connects the eye to the brain, becomes damaged. It is usually caused by fluid building up in the front part of the eye which increases pressure inside the eye. Glaucoma is more common than you think. It affects 1 in 50 people in the UK [...]
Blink – and you may have missed National Glaucoma Awareness Week … as it coincided with National Volunteers Week! Our brilliant ECLO (eye clinic liaison officer) Linda Sethi didn’t miss a beat, however. Linda offered these thoughts – in the hope that earlier detection and intervention may spare more of us falling prey to a [...]
