The Federal Ministry of Health says glaucoma accounts for 16.7% of the total blindness rate in Nigeria.The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Adekunle Salako, stated this on Monday ...

Diabetes affects more than 1 in 10 adults worldwide and has been accompanied by an increase in vision-threatening diabetic ...

National nonprofit Prevent Blindness to hold 14th Annual Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Summit, May 14, 2025, as a free interactive virtual event.

Prevent Blindness offers free resources on eye safety and digital strain, including fact sheets, webpages, and graphics.

A non-profit organization, Soroptimist International Club, Lekki, Lagos has launched a campaign to prevent blindness in premature babies through early screening, diagnosis, and treatment of ...

Prevent Blindness has issued a call for nominations for the “2025 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health,” and the sixth annual “Rising Visionary Award.” The submission ...

Prevent Blindness has issued a call for nominations for the “2025 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health,” and the sixth annual “Rising Visionary Award.” The submission ...

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Alice Gibbs is a Newsweek Senior Internet Trends & Culture Reporter based in the U.K. For the last two years she has specialized in viral trends and internet news, with a particular focus on ...

The link between Ozempic and sudden blindness due to NAION remains a concerning but infrequent potential side effect. While further research is needed to establish a definitive connection ...