World Glaucoma Week
World Glaucoma Week is held on March 11. March 11 to 17. This event in the second decade of the month March is annual. Help us
Anyone can develop glaucoma. More than 2.7 million Americans over age 40 have glaucoma. That number is estimated to more than double by 2050.
Glaucoma is an eye disease which involves damage to the optic nerve, sometimes resulting in permanent vision loss. It is one of the leading causes of blindness in adults over age 60. Most of often glaucoma is associated with pressure build up inside the eye.
Getting a comprehensive dilated eye exam is the only way to catch glaucoma early. It's a Crucial Time to Keep People in the Know about this Eye Condition.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Global Economics Day on March 10 (Date in 2023. Celebrated at the International Business Festival [10-11 March, 2022], which takes place in Liverpool, UK every two years. The 2018 Festival celebrated and supported business, through unmissable conferences, seminars and bespoke business brokerage meetings at Exhibition Centre Liverpool for three weeks, bringing a world of business to anticipated crowds of thousands of delegates.The Festival hosted more than 100 individual events organized to promote economic stability and opportunities in a changing world and demonstrate the potential of the international market.);
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10 (United States);
World Plumber’s Day on March 11 (initiated by the World Plumbing Council);
European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Terrorism on March 11 (commemorating the terrorist attacks in Madrid on March 11, 2004, which killed 191 people);
Pediatrician's Day in El Salvador on March 11 (Día del pediatra);
World Day Against Cyber Censorship on March 12 (requested by Reporters Without Borders and Amnesty International in 2009);
Global Brain Awareness Week on March 12 (March 12 to 18);