Independent
Monday May 28 2012 The level of the eye condition glaucoma is expected to rise by 33% in Ireland over the coming decade, eye health organisations in Ireland have warned...It is estimated that 3% of the older population (over the age 50) has Glaucoma.
Independent
Both groups claim that little progress has been made and patients are now unlikely to be screened until mid 2013, eighteen months after the HSE announced plans to develop a 4 million national eye screening programme to identify diabetic retinopathy.