To mark ‘World Glaucoma Week’, the Raipur Divisional Ophthalmological Society (RDOS), in association with Shri Aurobindo Medical Research Centre (SAMRC), is going to hold a Glaucoma Awareness Campaign on March 19 at Telibandha Marine Drive from 7.00 am onwards, informed Dr Meenakshi Masih, general secretary, RDOS, while addressing media persons here on Thursday. Notably, ‘World Glaucoma Week’ is celebrated from March 12 to 18.
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide after cataract. late diagnosis is the main hindrance in preventing blindness due to glaucoma, she said.
Majority of the people, particularly in the rural and remote parts of the nation, come to know about it when vision in one eye has already been lost and there is significant diminution of vision in the other eye, Dr Masih said.
In this camp, Director of SAMRC Dr Anand Saxena, Dr Neerja Saxena and Consultant Dr Kiran Agarwal will enlighten the general public regarding glaucoma awareness whereas NPCB State Nodal Officer Dr Subhash Mishra, RDOS President Dr Ashish Mahobia, CSOS Secretary Dr Santosh Patel and other senior ophthalmologists of Raipur will be present to support the campaign, she said.