Abia Govt warns against quack eye doctors as glaucoma cases hit 6,381

The Abia State Government Eye Health Management Bureau has raised the alarm implicit the precocious complaint of glaucoma successful the state, saying that 6,381 confirmed cases person been recorded successful past 28 months.

The Bureau besides warned Abia residents against engaging the services of quack oculus doctors, oregon the usage of unsafe oculus drops, including urine, to dainty arsenic oculus ailments.

Speaking astatine the 2026 Glaucoma Week symposium successful Umuahia connected Thursday, Administrator of Abia Eye Health Management Bureau, Dr. Betty Emeka- Obasi said the 6,381 figures whitethorn summation erstwhile much radical are diagnosed.

She described glaucoma arsenic an irreversible illness that destroys the eye, saying that it is lone preventable done aboriginal oculus cheque and continuous examinations.

The head regretted that galore Abia residents and different Nigerians, particularly those successful their productive ages, person been affected by glaucoma but said her bureau is sustaining sensitization to combat the menace.

She appealed to accepted rulers and spiritual organizations to assistance successful the combat against quack oculus doctors and different harmful practices.

Emeka-Obasi further said that 2,000 persons underwent surgeries to reconstruct their show aft the aboriginal find of their cases, adding that 13,500 escaped oculus tests were carried retired successful the state.

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