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Prevent Blindness is offering free resources to help educate the public and allied healthcare professionals on the many types of inflammatory eye diseases, and steps that should be taken to prevent vision loss.
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Prevent Blindness has declared Sept. 16 to 22, 2024, as the fourth annual Inflammatory Eye Disease (IED) Awareness Week.
According to a news release, Prevent Blindness is offering a variety of free educational IED resources as part of the observance, including fact sheets and social media graphics in English and Spanish, a dedicated webpage, and expert videos.1
IED Awareness Week is supported by a grant from Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals.
“Because of the risk of vision loss, it’s essential for individuals to see an eye care professional if they experience symptoms,” said Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness. “We encourage people to visit our website, download our fact sheets and watch our free educational videos to learn more about IEDs and how to protect their sight.”
According to Prevent Blindness, IED includes a number of conditions associated with eye inflammation. Eye inflammation occurs in response to a variety of causes such as infection, allergies, autoimmune disorders, irritation, injury, or trauma to the eyes, eyelids, or surrounding tissues. Although most cases of eye inflammation can be treated, serious disease may be present in rare cases. Early diagnosis and treatment by an eye care professional is important to help relieve symptoms and potentially save sight.1
There are several different types of IEDs, including:
Moreover, the Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Expert Series offers several IED episodes including:
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