As this week is Glaucoma Week Connect Radio’s Toby Davey chats with Joanna Bradley, head of Support Services at Glaucoma UK to find out why it is so important for glaucoma patients to attend their clinic appointments and to find out a bit more about the eye condition.

Joanna also outlined the main ways that glaucoma can affect someone's vision, why it is so important to have regular eye tests to check eye pressure which is one of the main signs of the condition. If one of your close family has glaucoma and you are over 40 living in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland you are entitled to free eye tests (eye tests are free for everyone in Scotland). 

Glaucoma UK have just launched their brand-new Glaucoma UK Podcast, which is available on all major podcast platforms, or by searching ‘Glaucoma UK Podcasts’ on a smart speaker. You can also listen to it on their website https://glaucoma.uk/anytime-anywhere/

 

The topics which will be covered in the first series will be

What is glaucoma?

Who is Glaucoma UK?

What are the signs and symptoms of glaucoma?

How is glaucoma diagnosed and treated?

How has COVID-19 affected glaucoma care?

 

For help, support, and more details of their new glaucoma podcast you can call the Glaucoma UK Helpline on 01233 64 81 70 or visit their website - 

https://glaucoma.uk/

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