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  Adjusting to Glaucoma - National Eye Health Week

  Tuesday 21 September 2021

  Glaucoma is an eye condition which affects the optic nerve. This is the essential connection which allows our eyes to send messages directly to our brains.

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• Adjusting to Glaucoma - National Eye Health Week

  21 Sep 2021
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  Eye Health - Light and Sight

  Tuesday 07 September 2021

  Our eyes are truly amazing, so let’s look after them!

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• Eye Health - Light and Sight

  7 Sep 2021
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  Breakthrough glaucoma implant approved

  Friday 31 July 2020

  A revolutionary new eye implant that could aid Glaucoma treatment has been approved for use in the United States.

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• Breakthrough glaucoma implant approved

  31 Jul 2020
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  New glaucoma test provides hope for preventing blindness

  Sunday 26 January 2020

  Researchers have discovered 107 genes that increase the risk of developing glaucoma and have now developed a genetic test to detect those at risk.

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• New glaucoma test provides hope for preventing blindness

  26 Jan 2020
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  Rare eye condition gives ‘Ring of Fire’ effect

  Tuesday 17 December 2019

  A 44-year-old man from Texas has intrigued doctors who were performing a routine eye test on him.

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• Rare eye condition gives ‘Ring of Fire’ effect

  17 Dec 2019
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  Could air pollution cause glaucoma?

  Monday 02 December 2019

  A recent study conducted by top facilities across the UK has found that polluted air, or atmospheric particulate matter (PM) may lead to an increased risk of glaucoma.

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• Could air pollution cause glaucoma?

  2 Dec 2019
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  1 billion people globally have preventable eye conditions

  Wednesday 16 October 2019

  A new study by The UN Health Agency has found that 2.2 billion people globally have some variation of vision impairment or blindness.

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• 1 billion people globally have preventable eye conditions

  16 Oct 2019
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  Smoking and vaping can cause serious eye problems

  Tuesday 08 October 2019

  Stoptober is a key time of the year for people wanting to quit smoking or vaping.

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• Smoking and vaping can cause serious eye problems

  8 Oct 2019
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  Glaucoma linked to increased car accident risk

  Thursday 19 September 2019

  Elderly people with moderate glaucoma are more likely to be involved in car accidents according to a recent study.

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• Glaucoma linked to increased car accident risk

  19 Sep 2019
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  Help is calling you, pick up the phone

  Monday 02 September 2019

  An app called ‘Be my eyes’ created a way for people who are blind or suffer from low-vision to complete everyday tasks that they wouldn’t be able to on their own.

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• Help is calling you, pick up the phone

  2 Sep 2019
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  Gran has eyeballs tattooed to act as ‘sunglasses’

  Sunday 01 September 2019

  A grandmother has endured a peculiar treatment to her eyes. The treatment consisted of having her eyes tattooed so the ink could act like sunglasses.

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• Gran has eyeballs tattooed to act as ‘sunglasses’

  1 Sep 2019
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  New bionic eye implant could help restore sight in blind people

  Friday 23 August 2019

  A new study has made use of an implant that directly stimulates the optic nerve in your eye, bypassing the eyeball completely.

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• New bionic eye implant could help restore sight in blind people

  23 Aug 2019