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Support from other patients
When you have a chronic disease like glaucoma, support can be an important part of your regimen. Sometimes the best place to get it is from people who know what it's like to have glaucoma firsthand. Check local hospitals and eye care facilities to see whether they have support groups for people with glaucoma. You can also go online to visit glaucoma chat rooms, forums and support groups.Online Support Resources
Internet groups are convenient (and free) ways to share information with other people who have glaucoma. You can be a silent observer, an information gatherer, or a full participant. Provided here are several places to try.
Glaucoma Service Foundation - Glaucoma Blindness Prevention
Join support group chats as well as semi-monthly question-and-answer sessions with professionals.http://www.willsglaucoma.org/support.htmPrevent Blindness America Web Forum
Read existing discussions, join the conversation, or post information to begin a discussion about your experiences, concerns and questions related to glaucoma. http://preventblindness.org/discus/messages/39/39.html?1193783492Adult Patients Under Pressure (APUP)
Share stories, discuss experiences, and offer each other support. Sponsored by The Glaucoma Foundation, APUP is a Yahoo! group. Join by e-mailing
apup-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.Yahoo! Glaucoma Groups
Find other discussion and support groups at Yahoo! Groups, a collection of online discussion boards. Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/ and search for “glaucoma”.
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