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Optometrist advocates specialised schools for blinds in Delta

Omowumi Samuel

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An Optometrist, Dr Comfort Omo-Irabor, has appealed to the Delta Government to establish specialised schools for the visually- impaired in the state. Omo-Irabor made the appeal while speaking with the Newsmen on Tuesday in Warri, Delta.…
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Constant slaps capable of causing blurry vision, blindness-Experts

Omowumi Samuel

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Medical experts have warned that slap, a common form of punishment or discipline used by parents to correct children can cause blurry vision or blindness. They explained that slapping can also cause damage to the retina, the part of the eye…
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World Sight Day: Optometrist advocates regular eye check

Omowumi Samuel 0

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Dr Anita Nnadi, a specialist optometrist with the Nigerian Air Force Hospital, Owerri, has recommended regular check to ensure early detection and treatment of eye diseases. Nnadi made the recommendation at a news conference in Owerri on…
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Nigerian registrar charges optometrists on rural medical outreaches

Stephanie Simon 0

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Female optometrists should extend more medical outreaches to rural areas for more access to eye care. Prof. Ebele Uzodike, Registrar, Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria (ODORBN),  made this known at the…
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Regular eye check can prevent glaucoma –Optometrist

Oluchi Okwuego 0

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A Physician assistant in Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. Felix Adeyemi, has urged adults to embrace regular eye screening to prevent glaucoma on Monday. READ ALSO: Expert links glaucoma challenges in Nigeria to ignorance The Benin-Based…