glaucoma Archives - Freedom Online ...express yourself Fri, 07 Apr 2017 21:41:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png glaucoma Archives - Freedom Online 32 32 Glaucoma: Expert urges regular eye checks for early detection https://freedomonline.com.ng/glaucoma-expert-urges-regular-eye-checks-early-detection/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/glaucoma-expert-urges-regular-eye-checks-early-detection/#respond Fri, 07 Apr 2017 21:41:12 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=51059 An Optometrist, Dr Chika Okereke, has advised people to undertake regular eye examination for early detection of glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness. Speaking in Ibadan on Friday, Okereke said a lot of people, in spite of growing awareness on glaucoma, do not have their eyes checked regularly. “Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness, […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/glaucoma-expert-urges-regular-eye-checks-early-detection/feed/ 0 Doctor recommends regular eye screening to prevent glaucoma https://freedomonline.com.ng/doctor-recommends-regular-eye-screening-to-prevent-glaucoma/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/doctor-recommends-regular-eye-screening-to-prevent-glaucoma/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2015 11:15:22 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=28050 An Ophthalmologist at the National Hospital, Abuja, Dr Martin Chukwukaodinaka, on Tuesday, advised Nigerians to go for regular eye check to prevent glaucoma and other eye defects. Chukwukaodinaka disclosed in Abuja that most eye diseases could be prevented. According to him, glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause progressive damage of the optic […]

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