Tag: eye
Nigeria lags behind in WHO’s fight against avoidable blindness
According to experts, no fewer than 23 million Nigerians currently suffer from different forms of eye problems, with one in…
“Never Look an American in The Eye”
Author, essayist and speaker Okey Ndibe, is currently on a tour of Nigeria, promoting his memoir, "Never Look an American…
Children With Eye Problems Lacked Due Attention-Expert
An Optometrist, Dr Obinna Awiaka, says neglect of children with eyes problems during childhood was responsible for many cases of…
Dogs attack 5-year old girl, damage eye, tooth
Cries of pain rent the Emergency Ward of the Ikorodu General Hospital, Lagos State, on Tuesday as medical officers battled…
285m people blind worldwide, says ophthalmologist
A Consultant Ophthalmologist, Dr Abiola Oyeleye, on Saturday said there were at least 285 million blind and severely vision impaired…