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Glaucoma New Zealand
Community Health Service
Description
Glaucoma New Zealand is a non-government funded charitable trust established in 2002 with a mission to eliminate blindness from glaucoma. We do this through nationwide awareness and education initiatives as well as supporting New Zealand based research.
Glaucoma NZ’s activities include:
- Annual public awareness campaign to aid early detection of glaucoma
- Regular public meetings to educate people with glaucoma and those with an interest in glaucoma, to help them understand more about the disease and treatments
- A glaucoma membership information package (membership is free)
- “Eyelights” publication – a regular newsletter sent free to our members
- Supporting and informing people with glaucoma
- Participating in education of health professionals involved in glaucoma care
- Supporting research into glaucoma.
Ages
Older adult / Kaumātua, Child / Tamariki, Adult / Pakeke
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Services Provided
Provision of information, guidance, advice, and resources.
Provision of information, guidance, advice, and resources.
Provision of information, guidance, advice, and resources.
Region
Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Central Auckland, Central Lakes, Dunedin - South Otago, East Auckland, Hawke's Bay, Hutt, Lakes, MidCentral, Nelson Marlborough, North Auckland, Northland, South Auckland, South Canterbury, Southland, Tairāwhiti, Taranaki, Waikato, Wairarapa, Waitaki, Wellington, West Auckland, West Coast, Whanganui
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Contact Details
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Phone
0800 GLAUCOMA (0800 452 826) or (09) 373 8779
Email
Website
Postal Address
Department of Ophthalmology
The University of Auckland
Private Bag 92 019
Auckland 1142
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This page was last updated at 12:30PM on March 15, 2023.