From raising vital funds to growing glaucoma and eye health awareness, our partners play a crucial role in our sight-saving work. By working together, we can reach more people and end preventable glaucoma sight loss.
Allergan, the international pharmaceutical company – producers of Lumigan, Alphagan, Betagan UD, Combigan and Ganfort (amongst others) are working with us and helped to fund some vital services during the pandemic. Their support enabled us to respond to the COVID-19 emergency by building resilience in our staff team and implementing work to strengthen our services. They helped fund a new telephony system which aids remote working and enables us to continue running our helpline. They are also helping us develop new digital support services such as virtual glaucoma support groups.
Visit AllerganWe are also working in partnership with Santen, another pharmaceutical company on creating resources for people with dry eye disease. There are three main areas of work; the reproduction of the Dry Eye booklet, creation of dedicated Dry Eye areas on our new website and inclusion of Dry Eye information in eye drops support boxes.
Visit Santen UKSpecsavers are helping us in raise awareness of glaucoma and good eye health. We are working together on a number of projects and campaigns. There are c700,000 people in the UK with glaucoma, of which 50 per cent are undiagnosed. The only way to know if someone has glaucoma is through eye checks with opticians.
Visit SpecsaversWe were delighted to receive a donation of £2,250 from this symposium. The proceeds from delegates booking fees were donated equally to us and Moorfields Eye Charity.
We work closely with the DVLA to provide representation for people with glaucoma and to improve the systems, processes and way in which people with glaucoma are managed when reporting glaucoma in both eyes to the DVLA. We helped to develop an online system for reporting glaucoma, developed systems allowing people to raise concerns individually with the DVLA, effected change with people now being able to request a copy of their visual field test and clarified the testing conditions that should be met when taking a driving visual field test at the approved optometrist.
Visit DVLAW E Phillips Optometrists
John Lewis
Waitrose
Ashford Borough Council
Department for Work & Pensions
C Brewer & Sons Ltd
Wyseliot Rose Charitable Trust
West Malling Community Choir
Premier League
The Wyndham Charitable Trust
Cardiff University
The Henry Nelken Charitable Trust
Stotts Opticians
Ruth & Charles Corman Charitable Trust
William Howarth Charitable Trust
Trinity United Reformed Church
Plymouth Lodge
The Grand Charity of Freemasons
ShareGift, The Orr Mackintosh Foundation
The Dandy Charitable Trust
The Hospital Saturday Fund Charitable Trust
The Emily Weircroft Charitable Trust
Middlesex Province of Freemasons
Blindcare
The Broadoak Trust
The James Tysoe Trust
Barcapel Foundation
The Edith Murphy Foundation
Been inspired? Want to play a vital role in helping glaucoma not to mean sight loss? Join us as a partner and together we can change the outlook for people with glaucoma. For further information, please contact fundraising@glaucoma.uk