The Glaucoma Service Foundation to Prevent Blindness is working
to meet the challenge of glaucoma through research and education.
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for print out donation form.
Research
Research holds the promise of better lives for all glaucoma patients.
The number and variety of individuals who come to Wills glaucoma
specialists for their care offers a uniquely powerful opportunity
for the Glaucoma Service faculty to perform clinical research
into the causes, evolution, and treatment of the still mysterious
complex set of eye diseases known as glaucoma. The Glaucoma Research
Center at Wills Eye Institute focuses and coordinates these efforts
to discover and disseminate sight-saving knowledge around the
world.
Fellowship Training
Educating the glaucoma physicians and researchers of the future
is a vital part of our work. Each year the Glaucoma Service receives
scores of applications from around the world from highly talented
individuals already committed to spending their lives working
to reduce blindness from glaucoma. They are the best seeking to
learn from the best. Many of our former Fellows are leaders in
worldwide glaucoma societies and medical schools as well as chairs
of departments of ophthalmology and chiefs of glaucoma units.
Searchlight on Glaucoma
Mailed three times a year to over 21,000 homes, the Searchlight
on Glaucoma newsletter provides informative articles by our distinguished
specialists on the latest research, surgical procedures, and medications,
as well as practical tips for living with glaucoma.
Website – www.willsglaucoma.org
The award-winning website you are now visiting is visited each
month by well over 1000 individuals from around the world. Beyond
the wealth of information on the diagnosis and management of glaucoma
you will find here, the Glaucoma Service Foundation website features
unique weekly “chat sessions” with Wills glaucoma
specialists. Highlights of these sessions as well as each issue
of Searchlight on Glaucoma are archived here.
Glaucoma Screening
Many people do not know they have glaucoma until it is too late
to prevent them from losing vision. To address this problem Wills
glaucoma specialists perform screenings in senior centers, churches,
and other community gathering spots, stressing the need for regular
eye exams. This effort is especially important in the African-American
community, where the incidence of glaucoma is 7-8 times higher
than in the general population.
Patient Support
The Glaucoma Service Foundation offers support to individuals
with glaucoma through our Website and the annual CARES Conference.
Patients and family members may contact the Foundation office
via phone or email to request information.
YOU CAN HELP!
None of these programs would have been possible without the contributions
– large and small – of thousands of individuals since
the Foundation began its work as a tax-exempt public charity in
1979. These programs cannot continue and expand without the ongoing
generosity of individuals everywhere.
To help support the research and education activities of the
Glaucoma Service Foundation yourself or in the honor or memory
of friends and relatives, please
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for print out donation form.
To learn about supporting the Foundation’s work through
- Securities
- Bequests
- Retained life income gifts
- Annuities
please call the Glaucoma Service Foundation office at 215-928-3191
or click here to contact us.
On behalf of all those world-wide struggling to meet the challenge
of glaucoma, THANK YOU!
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