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…

The World Health Organisation estimates that over 39 million people are blind and another 246 million people are suffering from low vision. Glaucoma, a group of related eye diseases that damage the optic nerve, is one of the main causes of blindness around the world. In the eye, there is a clear fluid which passes…

A revolutionary medical technique that harnesses the power of stem cell therapy has restored the vision of two patients. A man in his 80s and women in her 60s suffered from age-related macular degeneration - the most common form of blindness - and were unable to read even with glasses. However, they regained their vision…

Dr Charles Omale, a consultant ophthalmologist, has attributed blindness due to glaucoma in Nigeria to 15.7 percent among individuals above 40 years. Omale, who is also the Managing Director, Fortress Eye Hospital, Wuse Zone 1, Abuja, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the figure was alarming. According to him, the disease…

Just as bats bounce sound waves off objects to find their way in the dark, some blind humans spontaneously make clicking sounds with their mouths to navigate the world, scientists said Wednesday.

Often times in life we allow circumstances around us stop us from achieving our goals or living our dreams. Here are some incredible individuals who accomplished amazing things in spite of the limitations—blindness—life threw at them. Marla Runyan (Athlete) At the age of nine, Marla Runyan developed Stargardt’s Disease—a type of muscular degeneration that made…

Scientists have in recent studies advanced the use of gene therapy as cure for Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV), type I diabetes and blindness. The results of a new study published in the December 28 issue of the journal PLOS Pathogens suggest that gene therapy may have the potential to eradicate HIV in people infected with…

Meanwhile, over 100 individuals were screened during the Me Cure Eye Centre program with a significant number of eye diseases identified, which include: cataract, glaucoma, refractive error, diabetic retinopathy, allergy among others.

President of the Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA), Dr. Damian Echendu has said that without a functional vision, people’s wellbeing, socio-economic and earning potential suffer.