Glaucoma UK launches campaign sharing people’s experiences of glaucoma

Glaucoma UK launches campaign sharing people’s experiences of glaucoma during Glaucoma Awareness Week

In the lead up to the week, the charity asked people to complete the sentence ‘My glaucoma…’ The charity Glaucoma UK is marking this year’s Glaucoma Awareness Week, currently running until 2 July, by sharing people’s unique experiences of what glaucoma means to them.

The new campaign asked people to complete the sentence ‘My glaucoma…’ The charity said it received an “incredible amount of campaign entries.” The campaign aims to highlight the stories of people living with glaucoma, about their diagnosis, or diagnosis of a loved one, while also reaching people who are unaware that they may have glaucoma and urge them to book an eye exam.

The charity shared that many submissions revealed that people were not aware they had glaucoma and it was detected during a routine eye test. The charity added that some people had a family history of glaucoma which made them realise it is a risk factor for developing the disease.

A Glaucoma UK member, Frances, commented: “My glaucoma was diagnosed by my optometrist at a routine eye check, and before any damage had occurred in my eyes. I have been very lucky.”

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