We are delighted to launch our first ever fellowship. In honour of our golden jubilee, we are thrilled to launch the Pitts Crick Career Development Fellowship. This is a new three-year post-doctoral research fellowship, for a rising star in glaucoma research. In keeping with the original hopes and aspirations of our founder, Ronald Pitts Crick, we are looking to support a dedicated and ambitious individual who can play a pivotal role in transforming glaucoma diagnosis or treatment into the future. When Glaucoma UK was founded in 1974, a diagnosis of the disease was pretty scary. There weren’t ..read more

This article was written by Joanne Creighton, Glaucoma UK Chief Executive, for Insight Magazine. Being at the helm of Glaucoma UK during our 50th Anniversary year is an enormous privilege. This very special occasion offers a welcome opportunity to reflect on the achievements of the last half century and the many ways in which the charity has made a difference to people living with glaucoma. Preparing this article has been extremely enjoyable and I feel lucky that the anniversary happened to land ‘on my watch’. However, as a relative newcomer, I am keenly aware that the achievements I describe ..read more

OcuPlan, a care plan aimed at facilitating accessible and quality eye care for individuals with glaucoma and other eye conditions in the UK, is thrilled to announce its new partnership with the charity Glaucoma UK. This collaborative effort aims to improve awareness of treatment and monitoring options for glaucoma patients and  offers regular appointments for glaucoma monitoring. Founded by consultant ophthalmologist Dan Calladine, OcuPlan endeavours to offer patients with long-term eye conditions access to specialised care at an affordable price, ultimately striving to prevent unnecessar ..read more

Glaucoma UK’s Chair, Professor Anthony King, will take to the main stage at this year’s 100% Optical to ask whether more can be done to fight glaucoma. Professor King will join Specsavers Clinical Services Director Giles Edmonds and Specsavers Director of Professional Advancement Paul Morris to explore the question: ‘Are we doing everything we can for every glaucoma patient?’ on the main stage of the show at ExCeL London between 1pm and 2pm on Sunday 25 February. “There have definitely been some positive developments in glaucoma care in the last few years,” explains Professor King, “but there ..read more

National Eye Health Week presents a unique opportunity for us to amplify our message about the importance of glaucoma treatments and regular eye examinations, commonly known as eye tests. The campaign week, which takes place from 18-24 September 2023, aims to focus the attention of the UK on the importance of good eye health and the need for regular eye tests for all. Our campaign will deliver essential bitesize information about glaucoma that can be consumed in under one minute. The mission of this campaign is to raise awareness about the disease and emphasise the significance of timely info ..read more

Glaucoma UK is delighted to extend its warmest congratulations to Professor David ‘Ted’ Garway-Heath for his well-deserved induction into The Ophthalmologist Power List Hall of Fame. This prestigious accolade recognises Professor Garway-Heath’s outstanding contributions to ophthalmology, particularly in the field of glaucoma research. Professor Garway-Heath is widely recognised for his pioneering work in developing essential diagnostic tools that have transformed the diagnosis and management of glaucoma. One of his most significant contributions is the creation of the Garway-Heath sectorisati ..read more

National Eye Health Week presents a unique opportunity for us to amplify our message about the importance of glaucoma treatments and regular eye examinations, commonly known as eye tests. The campaign week, which takes place from 18-24 September 2023, aims to focus the attention of the UK on the importance of good eye health and the need for regular eye tests for all. Our campaign will deliver essential bitesize information about glaucoma that can be consumed in under one minute. The mission of this campaign is to raise awareness about the disease and emphasise the significance of timely info ..read more

This article was originally written by Trish Barron-Ganszczyk for Insight magazine. It’s coming around to that time of year where you may be thinking about going on holiday abroad to warmer climates. People often have concerns about how to store and keep eye drops cool while they are travelling. Sometimes, the extra concern is where to store them when you arrive at your destination. Some eye drops only need to be kept refrigerated until they are opened, and then they can be kept out, as long as the temperature where they are stored doesn’t go above 25 degrees. Thankfully, there are two produc ..read more

This article was originally written by Anthony Khawaja and Kian Madjed for Insight magazine. We still don’t fully understand why some people get glaucoma and others don’t. This leads many glaucoma experts to seek out causes of high eye pressure, or to look past eye pressure at other reasons why glaucoma may develop. We know that genetics can increase a person’s chances of developing glaucoma, but it is complicated and there are other things that may also increase someone’s risk. Why are we talking about menopause? Overall, more men are diagnosed with glaucoma than women. So why would research ..read more

Glaucoma Awareness Week is an annual event where we encourage people in the UK to talk about glaucoma. Did you know that an estimated 700,000 people in the UK have glaucoma, but half of them don’t even know it? Our goal is to prevent vision loss caused by glaucoma, and it all starts with spreading awareness about the disease. This year, our campaign is centred around the theme “My glaucoma…” We asked people to complete this sentence in their own words and share their experiences. We want to show how different people perceive the disease, how they were diagnosed, and what it’s like to live wit ..read more