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The Lions Eye Health Programme (UK) is an exciting community-based eye health education programme made possible by a Sightfirst grant from ....... |
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Enhance awareness of diabetic eye disease and glaucoma amongst those at risk and the influential people who reach them. Reach large numbers of people at risk and encourage them to seek approprate eye examinations. Involve as many Lions as possible in this important new education initiative to help conquer preventable blindness Provide an avenue for Lions to reach out into their local community Re-establish a strong and visible indentity in the community Increase awareness of services offered by British Diabetic Association (BDA)and International Glaucoma Association (IGA) |
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If you have diabetes, blindness from diabetic eye disease is a real possibility. Almost half of the nations 1.4 million people with diabetes have diabetic eye disease,one of the leading causes of blindness among working-age people in the UK. It often has no early symptoms, and is only detectable through a comprehensive eye examination. Although anyone with diabetes is at risk, the longer you have diabetes, the more likely you are to develop diabetic eye disease. It can't be cured, but it can be controlled and the risk of blindness reduced - if it is treated in time. That's why it's so important for people with diabetes to have regular eye examinations through dilated pupils once a year. It doesn't hurt, it's easy and it could save your sight. |
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That's what glaucoma does. It sneaks up on you - gradually. It's a leading cause of blindness in all adults over 40. But some people are especially at risk. If you're of African-Caribbean origin and over 30, you're up to five times more likely to get glaucoma. Or if you have a family history of glaucoma, you're also at high risk. Glaucoma can't be cured, but it can be controlled and the risk of blindness reduced - if glaucoma is detected and treated in time. That's why it's so important for people at increased risk, especially if you're African-Caribbean origin and over 30, to have a full eye examination every two years. It doesn't hurt, it's easy and it could save your sight. |
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