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Vanguard News Expert reveals leading causes of blindness in Nigeria On Kindly Share This Story: Dr Gideon Avar, an Ophthalmologist, on Monday said cataract and glaucoma were the leading causes of blindness in Nigeria. Avar, the Medical Director of Nobis Eye Centre, Jalingo, said this at the inauguration of Nobis VIP Eye Clinic along Yola Road in Jalingo. According to him, out of about 3,000 benchmark eye surgeries conducted in his hospital every year, cataract accounted for more than 2,000 and glaucoma slightly above 1,000. “There is growing statistics of eye blindness in Nigeria and the N...

An Ophthalmologist who practices in the state, Dr. Gideon Avar, spoke Monday, at the grand opening of a private eye treatment facility, Nobis VIP eye clinic, in Jalingo, the state capital.

By Femi Bolaji Cataract has been identified as the leading cause of blindness in Taraba state. An Ophthalmologist who practices in the state, Dr. Gideon Avar, spoke Monday, at the grand opening of a private eye treatment facility, Nobis VIP eye clinic, in Jalingo, the state capital. He said of the 3000 eye surgery conducted in the facility yearly, cataract accounts for 2000. He says the North East, according to the National blindness and vision impairment survey, is at a major disadvantage with the scarcity of eye treatment centers and specialists. He further noted that private eye care faci...