This year’s World Glaucoma Week (WGW) is from March 8 – 14, 2020. This collaborative project between the World Glaucoma Association and the World Glaucoma Patient Association contributes to the elimination of glaucoma blindness by alerting people to have regular eye checks, including optic nerve checks. The theme this year is Green = Go get your eyes tested for Glaucoma: Save Your Sight! This year’s celebration is also still focusing on “BIG – Beat Invisible Glaucoma” campaign pursuing the goal of having a BIG network of global glaucoma awareness.

Dr. Yvonne Buys (CGS member) is involved in a webinar for WGW on March 13th at 12 noon Eastern time.  This is open for physicians (not just ophthalmologists) and patients.  Here’s the link:  https://www.iapb.org/advocacy/world-glaucoma-week-2020/focus-on-webinars/north-america/

We need YOUR help in making the 2020 edition of World Glaucoma Week a success, so please:

• Organize collaborative community-based events
• Organize a screening event in your local institute/hospital
• Give a lecture to a patient support group
• Participate in radio & TV shows to talk about glaucoma and to answer questions
• Contact newspapers to publish information about glaucoma

If you need some inspiration from past World Glaucoma Weeks, please visit www.worldglaucomaweek.org and find a list of event and media suggestions.

Find out more about World Glaucoma Week

GET INVOLVED BE A PART OF IT! – HERE IS HOW:

1. Visit www.worldglaucomaweek.org
2. Click World Map to find out what others are doing worldwide
3. Register and Submit your activity
4. Download the artwork to promote your activity
5. Use #glaucomaweek on your social media channels to spread the word

WGW-2020 Media Kit

An online Media Kit including all kind of tools (banners, slides, flyer and more) to assist you in organizing your WGW event is available via the WGW site. If you have any suggestions for additions, please do inform us!  If you need any assistance or have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Good luck!

So come join us and be a part of it!

With kind regards,

Enitan Sogbesan

CGS WGW Coordinator