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March 12, 2013

Through the ORBIS Lens: World Glaucoma Week 2013

“Through the ORBIS Lens” is a collection of photos showcasing the issues surrounding global eye health. Each week ORBIS will share our best photographs highlighting our efforts to eliminate avoidable blindness around the world.

 

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A local doctor screens a patient after being treated for glaucoma at the Da Nang Eye Hospital in Vietnam. 

It is World Glaucoma Week! Glaucoma is a class of eye diseases that gradually cause vision loss without any warning. Did you know as much as 40% of vision can be lost without a person noticing? Early detection through screening is vital to stopping the progress of Glaucoma. 

Learn more about World Glaucoma Week: http://bit.ly/WkFol7

 

Photo: Geoff Oliver Bugbee

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