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Welcome to Glaucoma New Zealand

       
 

Glaucoma NZ is a charitable trust to eliminate blindness from glaucoma. Glaucoma is the number one preventable cause of blindness in New Zealand. Blindness from glaucoma can be prevented by early detection and appropriate treatment.

 

Glaucoma NZ aims to:

  • enhance public awareness about glaucoma
  • support and inform people with glaucoma
  • educate eye health workers to assure high quality services
  • facilitate research into glaucoma

 

Jason Gunn has a glaucoma check

Jason Gunn   Jason Gunn

 

What is Glaucoma?

Glaucoma is the name given to a group of related diseases where the optic nerve is being damaged. The nerve fibres progressively die taking away the peripheral or side vision first. Therefore visual loss goes undetected until it is quite advanced. Read more

 

Glaucoma NZ 2009 Professional Education Programme

Enrolments are now open for Glaucoma NZ's 2009 Professional Education Programme. Please use the links below to download an explanatory letter and enrolment form applicable to you in either Microsoft Word (DOC) or PDF formats:

For ease of processing please click on the "Professional Education" button on the right to complete your enrolment.

We look forward to your participation this year.

 
 

JULY 2009 ANNUAL AWARENESS APPEAL

 

 

 

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