(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
DOHA: To mark World Glaucoma Week, Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health launched campaign to educate its employees about glaucoma.
The event stared on March 11 and ends today under a theme 'Beat invisible Glaucoma.
Health, Safety and Environment Department at Kahramaa is being held various activities including screening of eye pressure and refractive error of the employees on this occasion, said a release.
Under a theme 'take care your eye … get tested your eyes, the employees are being offered early detection tests of glaucoma.
The camping was also launched on social sites of Kahramaa to create awareness among the community about glaucoma.
Kahramaa has been organizing regular health camps for its employees aiming wellness of employees and spreading awareness about healthy life style and preventive mechanism to lead a healthy working environment.
Glaucoma caused second main reason of blindness in the world and main reason for blindness in Qatar as 1.71 percent of total citizens aged 40 and above are suffering from glaucoma.
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