Video: Free Glaucoma testing for World Glaucoma Day
Posted on March 12th, 2010
12th March is known internationally as World Glaucoma Day, and Malta celebrated it too with a medical conference at Mater Dei.
The eye disease Glaucoma affects mainly people over 40. It has no symptoms and can be discovered only through an eye test, therefore it is difficult to know one suffers from the disease in due time.
On Wednesday 17th March, an Open Day with free testing for Glaucoma will be held at all health centres so as to encourage people to for Glaucoma symptoms.
Favourite Channel News reports with more details with Vivienne Pullicino, a woman affected by Glaucoma:
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