Over 700,000 people in the UK1 live with glaucoma, of which an estimated 300,0002 do not know they have the condition. 146,000 people live with sight loss that is severe enough to have a significant impact on | more
Working to tackle preventable sight loss
The chair and chief executive of the International Glaucoma Association have visited Specsavers’ main office in Guernsey at the start of Glaucoma Awareness Week (17 to 24 June) to discuss opportunities to improve detection, treatment | more
Routine sight test picks up sight threatening condition
When Mary Booth made an appointment at her local Didcot opticians for a routine eye examination, she had no idea that the visit would ultimately help to save her sight. Mary (78), a regular customer | more
New campaign urges people to catch glaucoma in time
A multi-million pound marketing campaign from Specsavers launches this week to raise awareness of the eye disease glaucoma and increase detection rates. The campaign will continue in Glaucoma Awareness Week (17 -23 June) and beyond. | more
‘We want to grow a closer bond with the hospital’
Peter Harvey, optometrist director at Specsavers Newcastle-under-Lyme, has been involved in enhanced optical services for a long time – but he isn’t resting on his laurels. The Staffordshire store offered its first shared care scheme | more
Practice owner talks about his own glaucoma in order to help others
Working in an opticians practice, Alan Honeybone is well aware of the importance of eye tests in checking the health of people’s eyes – including his own. Alan has been the director of Specsavers in Camborne, Cornwall, | more
World Glaucoma Week – Routine eye test spots glaucoma in Ludlow patient
When 59-year-old Robert Brain visited Specsavers Ludlow for a routine eye examination he hadn’t anticipated that the trip would ultimately help to save his sight. Mr Brain booked in for his routine sight test at | more
Grateful glaucoma sufferer – ‘I had no symptoms whatsoever’
A customer from Specsavers Arnold in Nottinghamshire used World Glaucoma Week to help spread the message of the importance of eye checks, after a spur-of-the-moment appointment detected an advanced case of glaucoma which might have | more
Optometry case study – Normal-tension glaucoma
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Glaucoma training at every level
Specsavers’ nationwide programme of glaucoma training and accreditation is paying off, with thousands of staff qualified at every level, ahead of World Glaucoma Week (11 to 16 March). Thanks to its partnership with the International | more