COSL
Glaucoma Interest Group
Glaucoma Interest Group of the College of Ophthalmologists of Sri Lanka
Glaucoma Interest group of Sri Lanka was founded in July 2012 under the College of Ophthalmologists of Sri Lanka. Its membership includes consultant ophthalmologists who have a special interest in glaucoma and it is a member of the World Glaucoma Association. Its goals are to uplift the knowledge of the ophthalmologists in the country, to facilitate educational programmes and research and to increase awareness of glaucoma among the general public to improve early detection and follow-up of glaucoma patients.
WGA provides following services to members of affiliated glaucoma societies.
- International Glaucoma Review (IGR), the journal for the WGA 4 times a year free of charge (both Hardcopy and Electronic issue)
- Notices regarding the biennial World Glaucoma Congress
- Access to online IGR database, a unique directory comprehensively providing all available glaucoma abstracts since 1999, comments & references
- Electronic newsletters, updating you on WGA activities
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Following members are in the Glaucoma Interest Group.
| Chairperson of the working committee | Dr. Dilruwani Aryasingha |
| Jt. Secretaries | Dr. M. Malaravan Dr. Chamara Kumarage |
| Treasurer | Dr. Pradeepa K. Siriwardena |
Message from the chairperson:
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere gratitude, to the members of the College of Ophthalmologists of Sri Lanka, for appointing me as the chairperson of the Glaucoma interest group of Sri Lanka (GIG). I thank all of you, for the confidence and trust placed in me to steer the GIG during the next two years.
Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness and distinct challenges may be present in different regions of the country.
The GIG was started 12 years ago and it enabled us to obtain membership of the World glaucoma Association. Over the years the activities conducted by the GIG have evolved and expanded. The main aim was to upgrade and update the knowledge of glaucoma among the membership and to increase the awareness regarding glaucoma related blindness among primary care doctors, paramedical staff, public health staff and the general public.
World Glaucoma Week 2024 which takes place from 10th of March to 16th of March, is a global initiative organized by the World Glaucoma Association. We invite patients, eye care providers, health officials and the public to join forces in organizing awareness activities all over Sri Lanka. The theme for this year is ‘uniting for a glaucoma free world’. Our goal is to alert everyone to have regular eye and optic nerve checks to detect glaucoma as early as possible because there are available treatments for all forms of glaucoma to prevent visual loss.
The GIG will join hands with the college, ministry of health, vision 2030 and NGOs in designing, multifaceted interventions that could more effectively reduce glaucoma related disabilities.
All these programmes, can be carried out successfully, only through collaboration, integration and with the dedication of every member of the college.
My task is to guide, motivate and inspire people to engage with that vision. As the newly inducted chairperson, I hope the working committee of the GIG will work untiringly, in harmony with the membership towards excellence, amidst many challenges, to achieve our goals to eliminate glaucoma related disability, during the next two years.
Thank you,
Dr. Dilruwani Aryasingha
Chairperson of the Glaucoma Interest Group