In Lviv starts "Days Early detection of glaucoma"
In the World Day against glaucoma (March 6), the Department of Health Lviv city council from 2 to March 13, 2015 conducts activities on early detection and treatment of this disease. This March 2 press service of the LCC. Action « days of early detectionglaucoma will be the fourth time in outpatient departments of the city. During the action dwellers, to prevent blindness and slabkozorosti be able to measure the intraocular pressure. In 2014, when such action tonometry (measurement of intraocular pressure) was held 6815 people. Diagnosis « glaucoma » was first established in 64 patients. For three years the results of actions identified 212 individuals with this diagnosis. These people have a chance to avoid the complications of glaucoma, and thus improve the quality of life in the future. &Laquo; therefore, we strongly invite all to visit our city clinic to measure intraocular pressure, because, if timely diagnosis and proper liforging and implementation of all recommendations ophthalmologist, vision in glaucoma can save & raquo ;, – head of the Department of Health ’ I Lviv City Council Vladimir tooth. According to the chief freelance specialist management of Health ’ I ophthalmology Tatiana Smal, Lviv has more than 3000 patientsglaucoma. Of these, more than 800 people on stage when developing irreversible blindness.Source: http://artlife.rv.ua/