Reducing the risk of eye diseases involves a combination of lifestyle changes, protective measures and regular eye care ...

An opthalmologist, Zainab Akinbode, has advised Nigerians to desist from using substances such as breast milk and urine as remedies to treat eye defects. Dr. Akinbode said such practices could cause ...

From digital eye strain and rising myopia to cataracts and diabetic retinopathy, here’s a look at the major eye health ...

Two common defects of the eyes are myopia (short-sightedness) and hyperopia (long-sightedness). In both cases, rays of light do not focus on the retina so a clear image is not formed. These two ...

Abia State Government said it had selected 120 teachers from both public and private schools across the state for training on how to recognize basic symptoms of eye defects. This according to the ...

BABIES born to mothers who take methadone during pregnancy have developed a range of visual problems, according to a report by medical experts in Glasgow. The study discovered that the mothers of all ...

Lorraine Kelley-Quon, who carried out the research, said: ‘Our findings included a significant association between the use of assisted reproductive technology, such as certain types of in vitro ...

Joining her neighbours for an eye check-up at a Kanti Velugu camp in Ameerpet, 67-year-old Venkata Mangamma was sure that doctors will find her eyesight is pretty fine. Contrary to her conviction, it ...

Nearly 30 women in two Jharkhand villages have given birth to babies with eyesight defects. Environmentalists and villagers has blamed the air and water pollution caused by coal mining in the area.

Called a coloboma, the defect can appear as a keyhole shape A girl resembling Madeleine McCann has been spotted in France by a woman who says she had the same eye blemish as the missing girl's. Police ...