glaucoma

World Glaucoma week - starting on Monday 6 March 2011 - is a global initiative to raise awareness of glaucoma, and to assist the local community, the Port Elizabeth Eye and Laser Institute will be offering free eye screening tests between 6 and 12 March. "Glaucoma is an optic nerve disease, often associated with abnormally elevated eye pressure and leads to progressive and irreversible loss of vision," said Dr Michael Schultz, an ophthalmologist at the Eye and Laser Institute. "Glaucoma is … [Read more...] about Free eye screening during World Glaucoma Week