Glaucoma Responsible for 17% of Blindness in Nigeria, Says NMA - THISDAYLIVE

The Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association Committee on Eye Health, Dr. Buyo Kufo has stated that Glaucoma remains a major cause of blindness in Nigeria with about 16.7 per cent of those with zero vision said to be caused by glaucoma.

He said: “Glaucoma consists of a group of diseases with common characteristics which mainly affect the optic nerve. “Most often, when we talk about glaucoma, we are referring to its most common form, primary open angle glaucoma, which is also sometimes called chronic open angle glaucoma. He said most cases of Glaucoma does not present with any symptoms, until the late stages of the disease, meaning that people who have it often do not know until it is advanced and the vision is seriously affected, adding that such persons usually then experience cloudiness which gradually worsens vision.

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