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IGA Booklets and Leaflets:

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A Greater Understanding
Greater Understanding: probably the most comprehensive patient guide to glaucoma available anywhere in the world
Babies and Children
Babies and Children: This rare condition is a challenge to any family. This guide, based on questions from parents of infants with glaucoma explains the condition, its treatments and answers many day to day ‘living with’ questions, it is an invaluable support.
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Information Guides:

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Glaucoma
Glaucoma: provides all the basic information you need to work with your ophthalmologist to help manage the condition.
Ocular Hypertension
Ocular Hypertension: This condition, which has no symptoms is often treated in order to prevent the onset of glaucoma. This guide explains the condition and its treatment, which is given to prevent loss of vision.
Dry Eye
Dry Eye: This condition can be very trying and uncomfortable. This Guide provides advice and practical solutions to the problem of living with dry eye.
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Leaflets:

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Arranging a Test for Glaucoma
Arranging a Test for Glaucoma: The standard eye test can miss glaucoma in its early stages when treatment is most effective. This leaflet explains how to ensure the earliest possible detection of glaucoma if it is present.
Glaucoma and Your Relatives
Glaucoma and your Relatives: Glaucoma can run in families. This leaflet is for your relatives so that, if they have the condition, it can be identified as early as possible when treatment is most effective.
Glaucoma the Good News
Glaucoma the Good News: You may not believe it, but a diagnosis of glaucoma is the best possible news if you have the condition. This leaflet explains why.
Glaucoma and Surgery
Glaucoma and Surgery: This leaflet explains the different surgical options for glaucoma and is an invaluable guide to anyone for whom surgery for glaucoma is recommended.
Blepharitis
Blepharitis: This leaflet provides information and advice on the management of this uncomfortable condition.
Glaucoma during Pregnancy and
Glaucoma During Pregnancy and Breast Feeding: While your baby’s health is naturally of paramount importance, it is still important to protect your eye sight. This leaflet explains the risks and benefits of the different glaucoma treatments in terms of any possible effects on your baby.
Laser Treatment for Glaucoma
Laser Treatment for Glaucoma: Lasers are used to treat different forms of glaucoma. This leaflet explains the different procedures and the risks and benefits.
Syndromes and Anomalies (associated with Glaucoma)
Syndromes and Anomalies (associated with glaucoma): This leaflet explains about a number of different syndromes that may be associated with glaucoma and what should be considered in such cases.
Inflammatory Conditions of the Eye (leading to Secondary Glaucoma)
My Sight is fine why test for Glaucoma
My Sight is Fine, Why Test for Glaucoma?: This leaflet answers this question and is a must for anyone over the age of forty.
Ocular Hypertension and Your Relatives
Ocular Hypertension and Your Relatives: Just as glaucoma tends to run in families, so does ocular hypertension. This leaflet explains the risk of developing glaucoma and how to be tested in order that sight can be protected.
Don’t let your Eye drops lose their cool
Don’t let you eye drops lose their cool: Contains information about keeping your eye drops in prime condition, especially when travelling in hot conditions. A must for glaucoma globe trotters
Eye Drops and Glaucoma
How to use your eye drops: If you don’t get the drops in properly, they won’t work. This is a truly sight saving leaflet!
Driving and Glaucoma
Driving and Glaucoma: Driving is something most of us take for granted and many people with glaucoma can continue to drive perfectly safely, but, the law requires people with glaucoma to notify the authorities and to undergo specific tests. This leaflet explains who must inform the DVLA and what will happen next. An absolute must for all Glaucoma drivers.
Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma
Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma: Provides a simple explanation of this form of glaucoma.
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma: Provides a simple explanation of this form of glaucoma.
Secondary Glaucoma
Secondary Glaucoma: Provides a simple explanation of these types of glaucoma.
Pseudo-Exfoliative Glaucoma
Pseudo-Exfoliative Glaucoma: Provides a simple explanation of this form of glaucoma
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