What DOES glaucoma look like?
For some, glaucoma looks like chipped cups, wearing sunglasses inside or remembering eye drops every single day.
Only an eye health check will tell you that you have glaucoma. Book one with your local optometrist today.
Take the 2-minute challenge. Wear our glasses for just 2-minutes of your day. This could be as you walk the dog, make a sandwich or scroll on your phone. See what glaucoma looks like for you.
Request your 2-minute challenge pack
Your challenge pack consists of three sets of glaucoma simulation glasses. They represent early-stage, moderate-stage and advanced glaucoma. Use them to better understand what glaucoma looks like. All challenge packs will be distributed following the launch of National Glaucoma Awareness Month on the 1st of March 2025.
3 ways you can help
- Encourage your friends, family, and colleagues aged 40+ to head to their local optometrist for an eye health check.
If they say, “I can see fine”, then you must reply with, “Glaucoma can steal your sight without your knowledge because it often has no symptoms before diagnosis”. If you or family members have glaucoma, then add, “You are at a significantly greater risk of developing glaucoma because it’s in our family”. Find Glaucoma NZ Healthcare Partners here.
- Request a challenge pack and share your experience of what glaucoma looks like with your friends, family and colleagues.
If you want to take your challenge to the next level, create a fundraising page to support Glaucoma NZ, organising a fun event with friends and family.
- Donate now to enable New Zealand-based glaucoma research, provide support for New Zealanders affected by glaucoma and to educate them about glaucoma.