Nigeria’s minister of health, Osagie Ehanire, has said that up to 0.78 percent of the country’s population suffers from blindness.…
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Report from The Lancet Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020
The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health according to a new 2021 report estimates that about 1.1 billion people worldwide…
Transactions, Vol. 4 No. 1
Read more: Transactions of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria
Rise in number of missed eye care appointments
There is increasing concern among ophthalmology professionals that many patients are missing their eye care appointments, ostensibly over fears of…
Frequently Asked Questions on Coronavirus
Updated information here: Coronavirus FAQ What is COVID-19? Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are normally transmitted between animals and people.…
“Conjunctival congestion” and Conjunctivitis from COVID-19
Two recent reports published in Journal of Medical Virology and New England Journal of Medicine suggest that the novel coronavirus…
COVID-19, WHO Situation Report
WHO situation report is updated daily. Read more here: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Sitrep Culled from WHO
“Don’t sit so close to the TV. It will hurt your eyes.”
A common admonition from parents and grandparents, based simply on intuition, but now backed by science. “Blue light” — the type…
OSN Newsletter Nov-Dec 2018
In this issue, Global health organizations commit to new ways of working together for greater impact. World Sight Day 2018…
LSHTM offers free course on Eliminating Trachoma
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is offering a free online course that aims to inform and…