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- Cataract
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- Deafness
- Glaucoma
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- Intellectual Impairment
- Irreversible Blindness
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Glaucoma
- Affects 4.5 million people
- Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness
What is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a condition in which the optic nerve is gradually damaged by pressure building up in the eye. Since it has no symptoms, it can easily go unnoticed until it finally results in a serious loss of vision. This is particularly true in the developing world, where people in impoverished rural communities seldom get the diagnostic testing needed to identify glaucoma in its early stages.
How CBM helps
CBM works to provide the simple diagnostic testing needed in the rural communities of the developing world. Early diagnosis allows effective treatments that prevent blindness from glaucoma.
How You Can Help
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Prevention & Treatment
A simple diagnostic test and effective treatments can stop Glaucoma. The challenge is reaching impoverished, rural communities with these tests and appropriate treatment in time.
A Sample of Related CBM Projects
- COALIVI Programa de Extensión/Centro de Salud Visual
- Sabatia Eye Hospital
- Joseph Eye Hospital
- Societe Haitienne d'Aide aux Aveugles - SHAA
- Nav Jivan Hospital Rural Eye Services
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