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Eye Care Offered to Elderly During Glaucoma Awareness Month
It must be noted that when eye is healthy it is filled with clear fluid that constantly comes from behind the iris and is drained out of the eye through a canal. In the cases, when this canal gets blocked it leads to glaucoma damage of the optical nerve thereby resulting in visual problems.
African-American and Hispanic communities are considered to be the most prone to Glaucoma. Understanding the needs and problems faced by these communities and the elder citizens of the society that are at the greater risk of developing glaucoma, EyeCare America has come up with some criteria defining the eligibility of citizens for availing free services at ‘Glaucoma Awareness Month’.
And these conditions include: One has to be a US citizens or legal resident of the country, with 65 years of age and above. The person must not have availed eye care through HMO or the VA, and has not been to an ophthalmologist at least during the past three years.
Since its foundation in 1985, more than 1.5 million people have benefited from almost free eye care programs including Glaucoma Awareness Month organized by EyeCare America. It is a non-profit program and receives its funding from charitable contributions from foundations, corporations, and individuals.
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