2024 World Glaucoma Week
World Glaucoma Week with WGA Leadership
Living with glaucoma
What is the correct way of instilling the eyedrops?
- Wash your hands.
- Open the bottle and hold it with one hand, tilt your head back and look at the ceiling.
- With the index finger of the other hand, gently pull down your lower eyelid to form a pocket.
- Squeeze 1 drop into the pocket.
- Do not let the bottle tip touch your eye, your fingers or any other surface
- Blot out excess solution, which flows out with a tissue as some drugs can harm the skin around the eye.
- To minimize absorption of the drug into the blood stream and maximize the amount of the drug absorbed in the eye and minimizing possible side effects- close your eye for 1 minute after putting the drops, do not blink, and press with your index finger lightly against the inferior nasal corner of your eyelid to close the tear duct which drains into the nose.
Remember:
- If you are using more than one eye drop, wait at least 5 minutes before putting the second drop.
- If you are not sure if the eyedrop entered the eye or not, instill another one. It is important to be sure that the eyedrop gets in contact with the surface of the eye.
In this 1-minute video Dr Ana Maria Vasquez from Ecuador explains glaucoma and how important it to have your eyes checked regularly.
In this 2-minute video Ana Maria Vasquez from Ecuador explains the disease glaucoma and how important it is to regularly have your eyes checked.
Glaucoma awareness video in Spanish created by the Poen Laboratories.
Glaucoma Research Society of Canada presents Demystifying Glaucoma III
Glaucoma Surgeries: An Overview, Different Types, and When It’s Time
with Dr. Matt Schlenker, MD, FRCSC, MSc
Sponsored by Allergan, an AbbVie company
In celebration of World Glaucoma Week 2022, Dr. Schlenker delivered an informative presentation on glaucoma surgeries. It was followed by a live question and answer session for which Dr. Schlenker was joined by Dr. Rajiv Bindlish, MD, FRCSC, DABO. (original air date March 8th, 2022)
WARNING: Some images and videos may be disturbing for some viewers, discretion is advised
Glaucoma Research Society of Canada funds glaucoma research across Canada and relays the latest findings to its supporters on a regular basis through their website, a bi-annual newsletter and through events such as this. Please visit GRSC’s website for more information. If you feel so inclined, please consider donating, or signing up for more information. www.glaucomaresearch.ca/
Organized by
Glaucoma Research Society of Canada
Contact: Suzanne Marshall
Contact Email: info@glaucomaresearch.ca
www.glaucomaresearch.ca/
Glaucoma Research Society of Canada presents Demystifying Glaucoma II
Visual Field Tests and OCT – What are they and how do we do them?
with Dr. Catherine Birt, MA, MD, FRCSC
Sponsored by Allergan, an AbbVie company
As part of their ‘Demystifying Glaucoma’ lecture series, Glaucoma Research Society of Canada held a live webinar with Dr. Birt who provided an informative lecture on the Visual Field and OCT tests for glaucoma patients and test administrators on June 3rd, 2021. She also shared some tips and tricks on how to take the tests, and answered questions live.
Glaucoma Research Society of Canada funds glaucoma research across Canada and relays the latest findings to its supporters on a regular basis through their website, a bi-annual newsletter and through events such as this. Costs are kept minimal in order to fund as much research as possible – GRSC is fortunate to have an amazing community of supporters along with a skilled board of directors who volunteer their time and efforts. We hope you enjoy!
Please visit GRSC’s website for more information. If you feel so inclined, please consider donating. www.glaucomaresearch.ca/
Organized by
Glaucoma Research Society of Canada
Contact: Suzanne Marshall
Contact Email: info@glaucomaresearch.ca
www.glaucomaresearch.ca/
Glaucoma Research Society of Canada presents Demystifying Glaucoma I
The Importance of Eye Drops: Tips, Tricks, and Instructional Lecture
by Dr. Bindlish, MD, FRCSC, DABO
In support of World Glaucoma Week 2021, Glaucoma Research Society of Canada held a live webinar with Dr. Bindlish who provided an informative lecture on the importance of eye drops for glaucoma patients. He also shared some tips and tricks on administering eye drops, and answered patient questions live. (Please note: for privacy concerns, the Q&A Session was removed from this video. Apologies for the inconvenience.)
This webinar was provided to the general public free of charge by the Glaucoma Research Society of Canada. GRSC funds glaucoma research across Canada and relays the latest findings to its supporters on a regular basis through their website, a bi-annual newsletter and through events such as this. Costs are kept minimal in order to fund as much research as possible – GRSC is fortunate to have an amazing community of supporters along with a skilled board of directors who volunteer their time and efforts. We hope you enjoy!
Please visit GRSC’s website for more information. If you feel so inclined, please consider donating. www.glaucomaresearch.ca/
Organized by
Contact: Suzanne Marshall
Contact Email: info@glaucomaresearch.ca
We created a 3D Click – Art exhibition as a novel approach to create glaucoma awareness. This video is about our unique glaucoma awareness exhibition, and its impact on imparting knowledge about the disease among the people who visited the exhibition.
Our video describes various novel ways of family screening methods we have developed in our glaucoma clinic to successfully screen and identify family members of primary glaucoma patient who are at a higher risk of developing the disease.
Glaucoma awareness from Brazil.
Watch this animated video to increase your understanding of glaucoma.
Brought to you by Santen.
Glaucoma awareness video from the Philippine Glaucoma Society and Philippine Glaucoma Foundation.
A Thai patient who had bilateral advanced glaucoma, severe ocular side effects due to anti-glaucoma medications, and uncontrolled intraocular pressure, volunteered to reveal his personal experience with glaucoma surgery.
He talks honestly about how he felt before and after the operation.
Glaucoma awareness movie prepared by the Turkish Ophthalmology Society.
Will be displayed in all public transportation of Istanbul Municipality vehicles during World Glaucoma Week 2021.
Broadcaster Diane Louise Jordan has spoken about her father’s experience of glaucoma and highlighted the urgent need for greater access to sight-saving diagnosis and treatment, after a trip to see CBM’s work in Rwanda.
In Huye District of Southern Rwanda, Diane met Vincent, 73, who has glaucoma and heard about the challenges he faces because of the disease. Watch the film of their encounter.
An informational video (in Portuguese with English captions) from Centro Oftalmológico de Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Opening Address
Ivan Goldberg
Current lab based research focused on Glaucoma
Paul Healey
Clinical advances
Simon Skalicky
What having glaucoma means – A patient perspective
Chris Grikscheit
Glaucoma Australia patient support
Annie Gibbins
Apps and aids to assist patients
Grant Wilson
Closing Address
Annie Gibbins
At WGC-2017, Olusola Olawoye spoke about the wide continuum of developing countries and focused her discussion on the least developing countries where resources are grossly sparse. She noted from the meta-analysis by Tham et al that Africa and Asia would be responsible for the highest increase in glaucoma prevalence in the future due to an increased life expectancy. She focused mainly on the importance of appropriate, cheap and sustainable approaches to glaucoma care in developing countries.
At WGC-2017, Professor Geoff Pollard discussed what the ophthalmologist in the developed world should be doing using Australia as an example He noted that the fastest growing age group was 100 years and more and talked about how this was going to influence glaucoma care. He mentioned that about 2% of the population had glaucoma but only 50% were diagnosed and of these only 50% adhered to their medication therefore only 25% were likely to have been treated. He mentioned that 25% of those who were diagnosed had significant visual impairment or were blind at diagnosis. He described the patients journey from the community before diagnosis to diagnosis and to lifelong management. He concluded that the Ophthalmologists as leaders of the eye team should foster a collaborative approach to care and influence all stages of glaucoma patient care.
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