Tag Archives: blindness

Sydney, Australia | Xinhua | Those wearing reusable contact lenses are nearly four times as likely to develop a rare sight-threatening eye infection as those who use daily disposables, according to a study published in the Ophthalmology journal. Conducted by researchers from University of New South Wales (UNSW), University College London …

Kamuli, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | The Ruparelia Foundation on 20th and 21st August 2022, will hold a medical eye camp in Kamuli, at the Shree Hind Bhavin Samal, providing free eye checks, treatments, glasses and cataract surgeries. Cataracts remain the leading cause of blindness in low/middle-income families, the highest burden …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have raised a red flag against two popular eye drop brands Probeta and Dexamethasone, which are often applied to treat itchy eyes, discharges, pain and allergies.  They say that the two have been found to cause permanent blindness. Dr Anne Ampaire, an ophthalmologist …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | According to the WHO report, people living in low income countries are affected most by blindness and impaired sight It is estimated that over one billion people in the world are forced to live with eye impairments like short and farsightedness, glaucoma and cataract. …