Amritsar Eye Clinic marked WORLD GLAUCOMA DAY by conducting a free camp for glaucoma patients .March 12,2010 was the third WORLD GLAUCOMA DAY, a joint global initiative of the World Glaucoma Association and the World Glaucoma Patient Association. On this day the Clinic offered free testing, advice and support for glaucoma patients. The patients were counselled for glaucoma, antiglaucoma medications and lifestyle changes that can lead t...

Glaucoma is currently the world's second leading cause of blindness, and we estimate that over 70 million people worldwide have glaucoma. Glaucoma is estimated to affect 12 million Indians; it causes 12.8% of the total blindness in the country and is considered to be the second most common cause of blindness in India. By 2020 it is believed the no of glaucoma patients will increase to 16 million. Glaucoma is a group of related diseases...