Glaucoma Screening at United Nations
In New York, World Glaucoma Day had a global focus when close to 400 United Nations officials were screened under the auspices of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary with the support of The Glaucoma Foundation. Photo: Robert Ritch, MD, examines Vanu Gopala Menon, Ambassador to the United Nations from Singapore. Among the volunteer staff on hand were (left to right) Gustavo deMoraes, MD, an NYEE glaucoma fellow; Scott Christensen, president of The Glaucoma Foundation; and Ella Rosemont-Morgan, Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus.
Watch interview with Scott Christensen, President and CEO of The Glaucoma Foundation, at the United Nations on March 11, 2009.