In specialist clinic Department of Ophthalmology UCC Tuzla today are concerned citizens of Tuzla and Tuzla Canton free service provided measurements of intraocular pressure and fundus views.
This action was organized to mark the World Week in the fight against glaucoma aiming to raise awareness of the presence of glaucoma in the general population.
According to the prime. dr. Svetlana Terzic, spec. Ophthalmologists Department of Ophthalmology UCC Tuzla, it is important to inform the public that the glaucoma disease that initially has no visible symptoms and to what extent is not recognized in time can lead to permanent visual impairment. “Glaucoma can now be timely diagnosed and treated successfully, the motto University Clinical Center Tuzla for five years organizing action free measurement of intraocular pressure for citizens, because high pressure is a risk factor for developing glaucoma. When it comes to the percentage of newly diagnosed glaucoma is around 10 percent, which is in line with current trends in this disease, “says prim. dr. Terzic.
Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness in the world. It is estimated that 4.5 million people blinded in both eyes due to glaucoma and that this number will increase to 11.2 million by 2020. Precisely early diagnosis and treatment of patients with newly diagnosed glaucoma evidence of the importance of organizing this and similar actions.