Forties Focus Campaign
Through our 'Forties Focus' campaign, Glasses2You
are supporting the initiative developed to drive
public awareness of the risk factors and prevalence
of glaucoma which affects 70million worldwide.
We want people to know the critical importance
of appropriate diagnosis among ‘at risk’ groups
(over 40’s) to slow down the progression
of the disease and to make aware the importance
of eye tests as only eye specialist can find Glaucoma
and treat it.
The 1st Annual World Glaucoma Day is to be held
on March 6th. More details about this event can
be found here 
We at glasses2you have decided to support this
event by donating £1.00 from every sale throughout
March to the Glaucoma Research Foundation's awareness
appeal.
All eyes on Glaucoma campaign is a global initiative
sponsored by Pfizer.
Glaucoma - "the silent thief of sight"
Glaucoma refers to a category of eye disorders
often associated with a dangerous build-up of internal
eye pressure which can damage the eye's optic nerve
that transmits visual information to the brain.
Anyone can develop Glaucoma, but risk increases
with age especially as we start to progress beyond
our 40s.
The damage that Glaucoma causes cannot be reversed
but early detection can help save vision. Glaucoma
is often referred to as the "silent thief of sight" because
most types typically cause no pain and produce
no symptoms. For this reason, glaucoma often progresses
undetected until the optic nerve has already been
irreversibly damaged, resulting in varying degrees
of permanent vision loss.
Facts and further resources about Glaucoma:
A “survey shows people over forty ignore
risk of blindness” (appeared in Optical World
based on a press release from All Eyes On Glaucoma
campaign).
The international survey of 4,352 people aged
40 & above conducted by GFK group for the Glc
campaign found eye exams being ignored by many
over 40, only 2/5ths of those surveyed had visited
eye specialist in the last year. For
all findings see more
Glaucoma is the world’s leading cause of
preventable blindness and affects approximately
70 million people worldwide. More
Glaucoma
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Diagnosis,
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