Seventy-year-old Obiemeka Azikiwe has type 2 diabetes. He tested positive for diabetes 24 years ago, and since then, he has been on drugs and a special diet.

Ojuola Asuquo, Cobhams Asuquo's Wife opened up in a youtube interview about how her son's blindness has made her closer to God. Speaking in a video interview, she narrated how she discovered her son was blind after four months. According to her, she went to the hospital for check-ups and was told her son "is…

An extreme case of “fussy” or “picky” eating caused a young patient’s blindness, according to a new case report published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Rotary Club of Ibadan, Jericho Metro District 9125, has called for philanthropic funding and partnership to reverse the trend of preventable blindness in the country.

Contact lenses, both prescription and cosmetic, can be bought from any store, without proper knowledge on usage and maintenance. Dr. Nwosu Chidiebere, an optometrist specialised in prescription glasses and contact lenses, said wrong use of contact lenses could lead to blindness. What are prescription contact lenses? PRESCRIPTION contact lenses are strictly contact lenses worn directly…

They are a gardener's favourite flower - but hyacinths could offer much more than just adding a dash of colour to your garden. Scientists now believe compounds abundant in the fragrant flower could tackle several causes of blindness.

Acid attack victims could be saved from blindness after a ‘revolutionary’ treatment, which has been tested by scientists. The pioneering method uses an enzyme, which prevents stem cells – blank cells,.....

Surgeons have attempted for the first time to halt a common form of blindness with a single injection of gene therapy. A team from Oxford University has for the last 12 years been experimenting with gene therapies to slow or halt the progress of different eye conditions. But until now most of the treatments they…

Eating just one orange a day could prevent a common cause of blindness, new research suggests. Snacking on the popular citrus fruit reduces people's risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which affects central vision, by 60 per cent, a study found. Lead author Professor Bamini Gopinath, from the University of Sydney, said: “The data…

The Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA) has urged the Federal Government to employ at least one optometrist in each of the 776 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across the country. President of the association, Damian Echendu, who made the call in Abuja, noted that government adding that the number is grossly inadequate to provide eye care services…

Worried that over a million Nigerians are blind and another three million are visually impaired, the federal government has tasked optometrists to brace up to the challenge of reducing avoidable blindness in the country. Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole who stated this in Abuja during the opening of the 42nd Annual Conference and the 50th…

A cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural lens. It is the most common cause of vision loss in people over age 40. It is also the principal cause of blindness in the world affecting more than 20 million people globally with over 51% of them in developing countries like Nigeria. It is speculated…