World Glaucoma Week is March 12-18. An eye disease causing progressive destruction of the optic nerve, glaucoma can lead to blindness. It is estimated that after the age of 70, one in 10 people will be affected by this disease. In 30% of cases, transmission is hereditary. Often asymptomatic, the destruction of the optic nerve therefore occurs silently until an advanced stage.
How to prevent glaucoma? How to allow an early diagnosis? How to stop its progress? What support is there?
Dr. Christophe Orssaud, ophthalmologist and neurophthalmologist, Head of the Functional Ophthalmology Unit at the Georges-Pompidou European Hospital in Paris
Dr Magloire Nzolantima, ophthalmic surgeon and General Manager at the Ophthalmological Clinic LAEL VISIONin Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo
