A Consultant Ophthalmologist, Dr Olubusayo Adejumo, says the application of harmful traditional eye medications contributes to preventable blindness in children.
Adejumo of Marilyn Miller Centre for Child Eye Health, Eleta Eye Institute, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ibadan.
According to the ophthalmologist, the use of traditional eye medicine and harmful substances is a common practice in the country and has resulted in avoidable blindness from corneal ulceration and consequent scarring.
“In children, we have the treatable and preventable causes of blindness and many of these cases are mostly issues relating to the cornea.
Source: Nigerian Tribune
