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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

 

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 – Professional Education Programme 2011

The professional programme exam has now ended for 2011.


 

Public Meetings

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Public meetings  about Glaucoma are held throughout New Zealand every year. 
 
 

KIWIANA CHRISTMAS CARDS

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NEWS 

New issue of 'Eyelights'

2011 Entertainment Books

Recent Newspaper Articles

Other GNZ News

 

 

 


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JULY 2011 ANNUAL AWARENESS APPEAL

 

 

 

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