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Outreach program yields high rate of glaucoma detection
The Philadelphia Glaucoma Detection and Treatment Project improved many people’s lives in high-risk areas where there are barriers to care, according to a retrospective study.The Wills Eye Glaucoma Research Center developed a community outreach initiative to screen the disadvantaged populations of Philadelphia for sight-affecting diseases, specifically glaucoma. The project included five Wills Eye team members who performed free glaucoma examinations 1 week after a Wills Eye community health educator held a glaucoma awareness workshop for at-risk individuals at each community screening site.