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EYE CANCER
WEBINAR
RAISED AWARENESS
DR. HIMIKA GUPTA LARRY WAGH MEGAN WEBBER MADHULLATA UMESH YOGITA L RAJGANDHI
he Abigail Wagh participants: 330 students from the Gupta, Yogita L Rajgandhi and
Retinoblastoma Awareness field of nursing and optometry from Madhullata Umesh, respectively, all
TCampaign India and India and abroad, and 41 faculty three professionals from Mumbai;
KnowTheGlow Organization USA members from around 30 institutes and advanced and deferential
came together to organise an eye in India, the Philippines and the US. diagnosis by Megan Webber, Los
cancer awareness webinar on 8 The Early Cancer Awareness Angeles. Ms Webber is also the
th
October on World Sight Day. The webinar discussed: The importance co-founder of the Know the Glow
theme for 2020 is “Hope in Sight”. Organization, USA.
of early diagnosis and Bruckner’s
Medical professionals shared reflex/red reflex test; Low vision Dr Gupta is an ophthalmologist
their knowledge, best practices, management and care of sight/ and director of Spectra Eye Care
research and the everyday trials vision; Prosthesis of the eye: types, Clinic. She delivered a talk on the
of cancer survivorship with 403 indications and care by Dr. Himika importance of Early Detection using
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