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Outside Temperatures, Sun Exposure And Gender May Trigger Glaucoma
When it comes to whether or not you will develop exfoliation syndrome (ES) — an eye condition that is a leading cause of secondary open-angle glaucoma and increased risk of cataract as well as cataract surgery complications — age, gender and...
Changing the Mindset Around Blindness in Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone misconceptions about blindness are widespread, and people often blame blindness and other disabilities on witchcraft, but local and international work is being done to reduce stigma and open up opportunities, according to campaigners.
Celebrities And Pet Suppliers Join to Celebrate National Guide Dog Month
Eva LaRue and Omar Miller, stars of TV’s “CSI: Miami” are teaming with Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Pet Foods, PETCO (TM) and independent pet stores to celebrate National Guide Dog Month in September and raise money and awareness...
Chinese Doctors Arrive in Zimbabwe’s Capital to Perform Free Eye Operations
A team of doctors from China’s National Blindness Prevention Group arrived in Zimbabwe on Friday for a week-long mission to conduct free eye operations in the capital Harare.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in Singapore for an Eye Check-up
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is in Singapore for an eye check-up following a cataract operation in the Asian country last month, the state-run Sunday Mail reported.
Malawi Government to Start Publishing HIV/AIDS Information in Braille
The Malawi government will in 2011 start publishing HIV/AIDS information in Braille for blind persons in the country, the minister of Persons with Disability and the Elderly Reen Kachere told APA on Monday. How People Arrived Here: braille in malawi
Ingredient in Red Wine May Prevent Some Blinding Diseases
Resveratrol — found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, peanuts and other plants — stops out-of-control blood vessel growth in the eye, according to vision researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The discovery has...
NIGERIA: Installing Toilets to Reduce Blindness
Lack of access to clean toilets or an adequate water supply, living in close proximity to animals, and poor public health awareness have helped put 2.3 million people in northern Nigeria’s Borno State at risk of contracting trachoma, a viral infection...
