Marburg (ddp). The diagnosis of green star is a shock for many patients. Since questions often posed to this disease after the visit to the doctor, the patient organisation has set up initiative eye a free telephone hotline on the topic of eye diseases together with the German Green Cross. The consultation hour is every Wednesday from 2 pm to 4 pm (Tel: 0800 / 0112118). Eye doctors and patient adviser questions in particular to the glaucoma (glaucoma) and the age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The experts dedicated to the concerns of interested parties and members and advising both patients, where the disease has been established only recently and for many years affected. The latter is often about information on new, more effective and at the same time side effects less therapies. So now there are eye drops from the drug group of prostaglandin analogues need to stop the progression of glaucoma very reliably and be dripped also only once per day. Treatment goal in the Green star is the permanent reduction of usually elevated pressure, which if left untreated the optic nerve irretrievably destroyed and thus leads to blindness. On a further glaucoma consulting phone experienced glaucoma patient is available under the same telephone number every last Monday from 16.00 to 18.00 a month, who delegate most of their knowledge and personal tips.