The Vietnam National Institute ofOphthalmology (VNIO) held a meeting in Hanoi on March 10 in responseto World Glaucoma Week from March 6-12, with a theme, “Don’t Lose Sightof Your Family”.
Glaucoma is the second-largest cause of blindness, after cataracts, in most countries over the world, including Vietnam.
Experts forecast that the number of glaucoma patients will increasesignificantly in the next few years and will reach around 80 million in2020.
Since glaucoma is a hereditary disease, this year’s GlaucomaWeek focuses on disseminating information and raising patients’ andtheir relatives’ awareness of the disease to prompt timely treatment.
On the occasion, the hospital provided eye check-ups and medicines free of charge for 100 patients./.

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