Media
This page contains various downloadable files, which can be used for promoting
the WGD and as educational material for patients and the general public.
Click
here to e-mail us your Media material, Artwork and/or Brochures that may inspire
others or help them promote the World Glaucoma Day. Unless you indicate otherwise,
we will post your material online, together with your name, to give you due credit.
Media material, Newsletters & Press Releases
- Make sure you know these
Five Tips - submitted by Pfizer Ophthalmics (pdf file).
-
Working with the media: A Media toolkit designed specifically for the WGD
by Allergan (pdf file).
- Spread
the Word: A Template Newsletter article that you can insert directly into
your Newsletter, e-bulletin or website to help increase glaucoma awareness among
your readers - submitted by Pfizer Ophthalmics (Word file).
- See archive
2009 for more media material.
- A poster
of the WGD in Chinese.
- Announcement of World Glaucoma Day Celebration by the Mexican Organization
of glaucoma (invitation
and program).
- Poster from
the Kota Hospital in India on the occasion of the "Holi festival of colors",
published in local newspapers reaching a million-plus audience.
- The Indian 2009
proclamation.
- The Bangladesh 2009
proclamation.
- The Save the Children 2009
proclamation.
-
Proclamationof the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, Metropolitan
Jonah.
-
Proclamation
of the Mayor of NY.
- Proceedings of
Congressional Debates of (Motion by CB Maloney).
-
Proclamation of the Governor of the State of NY.
- Proclamation
of the City of New York.
- Proclamation
of the Manhattan Borough President.
- Proclamation
of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN.
- Proclamation
of the Jewish Guild for the Blind.
- Proclamation
of the National Eye Institute.
- A video on glaucoma by the Montreal Jewish general hospital in
French ("je fais du
glaucome") and
English ("I have glaucoma").
- A glaucoma awareness
presentation
in Arabic.
- A leaflet
for glaucoma awareness in India.
- A link to the media coverage of the World Glaucoma Day in Edmonton, Canada
- A report on the WGD at Jodhpur, India.
- Glaucoma Silent Slow Irriversible Blinding Desease article by Eye Microsurgery & Laser Centre, Tiruvalla, India
WGD artwork
Journal editorials & other published articles
Templates & Brochures
- A brochure of the McGill Glaucoma Information Centre at the Jewish general
hospital for glaucoma awareness and a screening event, in
English and
French.
