News Get ready for World Glaucoma Week 2017! March 9, 2017 / March 9, 2017 by wgw-wp-admin It’s almost that time of the year, #GlaucomaWeek is around the corner. Be a part of it: Organize an activity and submit it to the World map Log-on to Facebook and Twitter to join our event, post message and show support #glaucoma, #glaucomaweek Promote World Glaucoma Week with artwork that can be downloaded here We […] Read more »
News WGW-2017 will start in less than 40 days! January 31, 2017 / January 31, 2017 by wgw-wp-admin Once a year, during Glaucoma Week, each of us has a chance to make a difference in our community. The World Glaucoma Association and the World Glaucoma Patient Association hope you will fulfill your special role in creating awareness concerning glaucoma. The number of people with glaucoma is expected to increase to 76.0 million in […] Read more »
News Looking back at World Glaucoma Week 2016 December 8, 2016 / December 9, 2016 by wgw-wp-admin Thousands of glaucoma awareness initiatives have been held in countries circling the globe since World Glaucoma Day was launched in 2008 by the World Glaucoma Association and the World Glaucoma Patient Association and its expansion with World Glaucoma Week launched in 2010. Many goals have been reached: WGW is successfully recognized on five continents and […] Read more »
News Welcome to World Glaucoma Week 2016 / #WGW2016! February 11, 2016 / February 11, 2016 by wgw-wp-admin This collaborative project between the World Glaucoma Association and the World Glaucoma Patient Association contributes to the elimination of glaucoma blindness by alerting people to have regular eye checks, including optic nerve checks. We achieve this by organizing a wide range of publicity-seeking activities around the world, involving ophthalmologists, optometrists, eye care workers, hospitals, universities, […] Read more »
News World Glaucoma Week 2016 is around the corner! February 4, 2016 / February 4, 2016 by willem 3bergen World Glaucoma Week 2016 is just a few weeks away! Are you ready to submit your activity to our map? Need some inspiration? Check out these activity ideas! Read more »
News Before the last light February 2, 2016 / February 4, 2016 by willem 3bergen Watch this great movie by Thai Glaucoma! เพราะคนในครอบครัวไม่ใช่ภาระของคุณ ใส่ใจดูแลสุขภาพตา พาคุณพ่อคุณแม่ หรือคนที่คุณรักมาตรวจตา เพื่อป้องกันตาบอดจากต้อหิน Family members are not the burden for you. Take good care of them or your loved ones by bringing them up to have their eyes checked to prevent blindness from glaucoma. Read more »
News UKSCF on Glaucoma February 1, 2016 / February 4, 2016 by willem 3bergen Professor Geoffrey Raisman talking about Glaucoma and his research into curing this debilitating disease. A video by the UK Stem Cell Foundation. Read more »
News World Wide Success March 24, 2015 / October 18, 2015 by willem 3bergen World Glaucoma Week 2015 was a great success world wide. With close to 500 activities on the map we are very grateful to all the participants! Mark your calendar for next year! World Glaucoma Week 2016 will be March 6 – 12, 2016! Thank you! We must keep on fighting against glaucoma! Read more » WGW2015
News World Glaucoma Week Activities February 11, 2015 by willem 3bergen The World Glaucoma Week 2015 map is filling with activities! See our map Make sure you add your activity! Read more » WGW2015
