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As World Glaucoma Day is observed the American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) will award over one million dollars in grants to scientists worldwide who are on the front lines of glaucoma research.

The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF), in recognition of Glaucoma Awareness Month in January, will present a glaucoma lecture and discussion program on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the Asbury Methodist Village, Rosborough Community Rooms, 409 Russell Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877. The event is free and open to the public with complimentary parking available.

Glaucoma is called “the sneak thief of sight,” because it often has no symptoms until there is irreversible vision loss making it the leading cause of blindness worldwide affecting approximately 65 million people according to the World Health Organization.