Glaucoma Awareness Social Media Toolkit

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. Since glaucoma is one the most misunderstood eye diseases, this is great opportunity to use social media to educate your followers on the sub-ject. iCare Health Solutions has developed a social media toolkit for you to use for Glaucoma Awareness Month and beyond.

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Glaucoma Awareness

Month Version General Version

Glaucoma in the “Sneak Thief of Sight.” LinkedIn/Twitter

Instagram/Facebook

LinkedIn/Twitter Spanish

Instagram/Facebook Spanish

What is Glaucoma? LinkedIn/Twitter

Instagram/Facebook

LinkedIn/Twitter Spanish

Instagram/Facebook Spanish

How Often Should I Get Dilated Exams? LinkedIn/Twitter

Instagram/Facebook

LinkedIn/Twitter Spanish

Instagram/Facebook Spanish

Risks for Glaucoma LinkedIn/Twitter

Instagram/Facebook

LinkedIn/Twitter Spanish

Instagram/Facebook Spanish

Glaucoma Awareness Social Media Toolkit (continued)

Glaucoma Blog Post

Use this article on your blog or website to educate your community on the symptoms and the risk of different types of glaucoma. Add a link to your blog or website articles to your social media posts to drive traffic to your blog or website.

Understanding the Types of Glaucoma ( Word 97-2003 doc /Word docx )

Optimized for the Key Phrase: Types of Glaucoma

Related Hashtags

#GlaucomaAwarenessMonth #GlaucomaAwareness #DilatedExam

Sample Social Media Posts

#Glaucoma is one the leading causes of blindness. Many forms of the disease have no visible symptoms until after some vision loss has occurred. Keep your eyes safe. Schedule regular comprehensive dilated exams a with an op-

tometrist to check your eye health. #GlaucomaAwareness

Did you know most forms of #glaucoma do have noticeable warning signs in their early stages? Regular eye exams can detect glaucoma long before symptoms occur. Keep your eyes healthy. If you haven’t had an eye exam in the

last two years, schedule one today. #GlaucomaAwareness

A comprehensive, dilated exam is the best way to detect #glaucoma. How often should you get a dilated exam? As you age you should get eye exams more frequently, especially if you have risk factors for the disease.

#GlaucomaAwareness

While people with risk factors for #glaucoma are more likely to get the disease, glaucoma can strike anyone at any

age. Regular eye exams are the best way to protect the precious gift of sight. #GlaucomaAwareness

Other Resources And Social Media Tools National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP– Social Media Cards, Infographics, Articles and Fact Sheets. (English and Spanish)

https://nei.nih.gov/nehep/gam/

Glaucoma Research Foundation—Articles and videos

https://www.glaucoma.org/

Prevent Blindness—Fact Sheet and Vision Simulator

https://www.preventblindness.org/glaucoma