•Dr Priscilia Imade Happy new month to all our readers and compliments of the season. We will be discussing avoidable blindness, the different causes and prevention of avoidable blindness this month of April. Blindness is one of the most feared disabilities, yet a large portion of it is avoidable. According to global health reports, millions [...
•Dr Priscilia Imade Childhood blindness is a deeply tragic condition with lifelong consequences. It is estimated that up to 60% of childhood blindness could have been prevented or treated. This statistic is both sobering and motivating. Blindness in children robs them of future opportunities, impedes their education, places a significant econo...
•Dr Priscilia Imade We are rounding up our discussion on avoidable blindness in Nigeria by taking a look at the socio-economic factors that perpetuate this problem. Avoidable blindness remains a huge public health challenge in Nigeria, with socioeconomic factors playing a major role in preventing millions from accessing essential eye care. Som...
•Dr Priscilia Imade INTRODUCTION We are continuing our discussion on avoidable blindness today by looking at the common causes of avoidable blindness in Nigeria. As a recap, avoidable blindness refers to visual impairment that could be either prevented or treated through timely and appropriate interventions. In Nigeria, like many other low- an...
•Dr Priscilia Imade Blindness is often perceived as an inevitable consequence of aging or fate, but the truth is that 80% of blindness worldwide is preventable or treatable. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), developing countries like Nigeria bear the highest bu...
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