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The Glaucoma UK Helpline will be closed for the May Day Bank holiday on Monday 3rd May 2021. We will resume normal working hours on Tuesday 4th May 2021 from 09.30. If you are experiencing any problems with your eyes during this time, please contact your local hospital A&E department for advice.

The Glaucoma UK helpline will be closed for the Easter holiday from Friday 2 April 2021 until Monday 5 April 2021 inclusive. We will resume normal working hours on Tuesday 6 April 2021 from 09.30am. If you are experiencing any problems with your eyes during this time, please contact your local hospital A&E department for […]

The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has formally notified the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) that they are asking their members to take strike action between Tuesday 6 April and Friday 9 April 2021. It is not clear at this stage what the impact of this action will be, should it go ahead.   The DVLA have put contingency measures in place to mitigate the impact on paper application services if the […]

Due to ongoing staff illness, we’ve made the difficult decision to close our glaucoma helpline on Monday 25 January, reopening Thursday 28 January. If you need to speak to someone when our helpline is closed, these contacts may be helpful: If you experience a significant change in your vision, contact your local eye clinic or […]

Whether you’re newly diagnosed or have lived with glaucoma for years, talking to others who are living with glaucoma is a great way to share your experiences. It gives you support from people who really understand how you are feeling. Under normal circumstances, these conversations would usually take place in hospital waiting rooms or at […]

Up for a challenge to kick start 2021? Then why not apply for one of our London Marathon places. Find out more and register your interest here and be a sight saving hero for people living with glaucoma.

Click here to complete our survey COVID is changing the face of glaucoma care in the UK at a scale and speed that we’ve never seen before. We want to make sure that the patient voice is heard, and that people living with glaucoma get the chance to influence these changes. Please take 10 minutes […]

Calling our glaucoma helpline Our glaucoma helpline will be closed from 2:00pm on Friday 18 December 2020 until 9:30am on Monday 4 January 2021 for the festive period. If you need to speak to someone when our helpline is closed, these contacts may be helpful: If you experience a significant change in your vision, contact […]

We have recently announced the appointments of the new President and President-elect for our UK and Éire Glaucoma Society (UKEGS). Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Foundation Trust, Professor Pete Shah, has succeeded Mr James Kirwan as UKEGS President. Professor Gus Gazzard, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and Director of glaucoma service at Moorfields […]

Our Glaucoma UK helpline will be operating reduced hours during December. We will be temporarily adjusting the opening hours of our helpline throughout December. We’re open: 9.30am – 5.00pm on Monday – Tuesday 9.30am – 2.00pm on Wednesday – Friday To get in touch, call the helpline on 01233 64 81 70 or email helpline@glaucoma.uk […]