ITS menacing nickname — the Silent Thief of Sight — should be a glaring indication of the devastative potential of glaucoma, and yet not many are aware of the disease that can cause permanent damage to the sight.
Glaucoma, regarded one of the world’s leading causes of reversible blindness, affects more than 70 million people worldwide — a figure that is expected to rise to a staggering 88 million by 2020, according to the World Health Organisation.
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