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Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. India is home to over 1.3 billion people, and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 62 million people in India are affected by some form of visual impairment. Many of these cases are preventable or treatable, but access to eye care services remains a challenge for many people, particularly in rural areas. Business News | Dr Sanjay Chaudhary Was Honoured with the Ophthalmologist of the Year Award 2023.

Over 20,000 visually impaired Nigerians have successfully undergone free corrective surgeries. Their power of sight was restored via the Priceless Gift of Sight initiative of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) in partnership with the Tulsi Chanrai Foundation (TCF).

Yemisi Edun, managing director of FCMB, says her Bank invested in the initiative to prevent more people from going blind in Nigeria.

In a world where sight is often taken for granted, the Priceless Gift of Sight initiative by First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Tulsi Chanrai Foundation - BellaNaija.com. April 3, 2023

Sightsavers fighting for access to health care for all

RAJSHAHI, Oct 4, 2022 (BSS)- A daylong workshop on primary eye care and treatment was held here yesterday aimed at

The Ministry of Health – in collaboration with the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) – organised a one-day event on May 9 to provide free general health check-ups, examinations and treatment services to people living in the capital’s Tuol Kork district.

TODAY March 17, 2021 The Group Managing Director of Eleta Eye Institute, Dr Benedictus Ajayi, says that smart phones may help in carrying out eye tests for early warning signs of glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness in Nigeria. Ajayi, a consultant ophthalmologist, stated this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan. Newsmen reports that Ajayi spoke on the sideline of the just- concluded World Glaucoma Week, 2021, with the theme: “The World is Bright, Save your S...

How to Protect Neurons and Encourage Their Growth Many neurodegenerative conditions, from glaucoma to Alzheimer’s disease, are characterized by injury to axons — the long, slender projections that conduct electrical impulses from one nerve cell to another, facilitating cellular communications. Injury to axons often leads to neuronal impairment and cell death. Researchers know that inhibiting an enzyme called dual leucine zipper kinase (DLK) appears to robustly protect neurons in a wide rang...