Glucoma Awareness Walkathon on Mar 15

The Raipur Division Ophthalmological Society (RDOS) would organise ‘Glucoma Awareness Walkathon’ on  March 15 at 7.30 am from Gandhi Udyan to Ghadi Chowk on the occasion of World Glucoma Week in the city.

The Walkathon is being organised in order to generate awareness about the disease among the people, which is very low as of now, a press release issued by RDOS stated.

Renowned Eye specialists  of the State including Dr Kiran Agarwal, President RDOS; Dr Anil Gupta, Secretary RDOS; Dr Vinay Jaiswal, Treasurer RDOS; Dr Sunil Mall, Joint secretary RDOS; Dr Ashish Mahobia, Vice president RDOS  along with their staff and people from all walks of life will participate in the event.

Glucoma can result in gradual loss of vision and if not treated on time can lead to blindness. Glucoma is silent killer of vision. It can affect any age group, including newborn, infants, children and elderly so it’s essential to make people aware about the same, it stated.