Glaucoma Awareness Week Celebration #Glaucoma Education

This week is glaucoma awareness week, glaucoma awareness is celebrated every year from the 10th to the 16th of March Every year, and this year was no exception. In honor the celebration lots of outreaches were held from the 10th to the 16th and the screening exercise were geared more towards glaucoma diagnosis and its education. The video is a recording of our recent educational activity at Foase Township a small rural area within the Kumasi Metropolis, the purpose of the session was to enlighten the town folks on what glaucoma is, the dangers it poses to our visual health and the best way to deal with it, which is early diagnosis and management. As such they were thus entreated to participate in the free outreach program been organized for them that those who may have the condition may be diagnosed early and treated.

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in among Africans and African Americans and it is quite unfortunate that statistics show that about 10% of individuals who receive proper treatment still end up blind hence the importance of early detection. Currently glaucoma has no cure and can only be managed, visual fields lots cannot be regain only what is left can be maintained. Open angle glaucoma which is more predominant in Africa doesn’t give any symptoms until is too late. Glaucoma is no respecter of person, irrespective of your age, tribe, gender or geographical location you are at risk. Early diagnosis is key to preservation of vision.

Help prevent Blindness, Propagate Glaucoma Awareness, Help us to Help Others.

What is @bettervision about?

@bettervision is is a project initiated by @nattybongo and friends to give back to the society the knowledge and skill acquired through the Optometric Studies in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.It is an outreach system where we visit the less privileged communities to offer free eye screening services and education to the people within the community

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To reduce or prevent vision loss through diseases such as glaucoma, cataract and refractive errors.

To enlighten the majority of the Ghanaian population about the importance of proper visual care.

To conscientize people on the need for regular eye checks

To get more people to have their wards screened within the Critical periods of a Child’s Vision Development; thus from ages 3 to till about 10 years.

To help the blind and people with low vision live a better life within the society through education of the general public to stop stigmatization.

To help in the fight of extreme poverty that puts the health of people at risk

Our greatest gratitude goes to @fundition @adollaraday @surfyogi @girlsfoundation @bleepcoin @ackza @indigoocean @nanzo-scoop @steemstem @demotruk @pennsif @steem-ambassador @kasho and @wafrica for helping to make the aims and objectives of @bettervision a reality.

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