ADVANCE/Glaucoma Foundation Launches Internet Campaign Against "Silent Thief of Sight; Web Site Unveiling Marks National Glaucoma Awareness Week.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 1996--The Glaucoma glaucoma (glôkō`mə), ocular disorder characterized by pressure within the eyeball caused by an excessive amount of aqueous humor (the fluid substance filling the eyeball). Foundation announced today that it has established a site on the Internet's World Wide Web as part of its campaign against glaucoma, the leading preventable cause of blindness. Glaucoma affects more than 50,000,000 people worldwide. The web site, which provides access to free literature, referrals, events, seminars, research news and more, is at "www.glaucoma-foundation.org/info". Kicking off its observance of National Glaucoma Awareness Week, January January: see month. 21 through 27, The Foundation, an international non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. , urged everyone to be aware of this disease which usually strikes without symptoms and has been dubbed dub 1 tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs 1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. the "silent thief of sight." "Three to four million Americans have glaucoma, and more than a million of them don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. even know it," said John Corwin, Executive Director of The Glaucoma Foundation. "In its early stages, there is no pain or vision loss; yet if left untreated glaucoma can lead to blindness. In more than 90 percent of cases, this blindness can be prevented through early detection and treatment. Regular eye examinations are crucial to preserving the gift of sight." The Foundation's Web site provides online versions of, and ordering information for: "Doctor, I Have A Question," a guide for patients and their families; and "Eye to Eye," a quarterly newsletter; both free. Visitors can order other free literature, including a leaflet explaining how to put in eyedrops. The site offers updated news of medical research grants funded by The Foundation in the search for treatments and cures for various forms of glaucoma, as well as hypertext hypertext, technique for organizing computer databases or documents to facilitate the nonsequential retrieval of information. Related pieces of information are connected by preestablished or user-created links that allow a user to follow associative trails across the links to related external Web sites. The Foundation also publishes public service announcements in print and electronic media, and maintains a nationwide, toll-free hotline 1. (company) Hotline - Hotline Communications Ltd.. 2. (messaging) Hotline - Hotline Connect. : 1-800-GLAUCOMA, which provides free information, literature, and referrals. In addition to educating the public and funding research, The Foundation offers: - "Children's Right to Sight," a program that provides sight-saving surgery to children facing blindness from glaucoma in countries where advanced technology needed for treatment is not available; and - Glaucoma screening at corporations -- an ideal method to help prevent blindness by reaching large groups of employees quickly and effectively. CONTACT: The Glaucoma Foundation John W. Corwin, 212-504-1901 or 1-800-GLAUCOMA Email: glaucomafdn@interramp.com URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : www.glaucoma-foundation.org/info |
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