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Dry eye syndrome is a condition where your eyes don't make enough tears, or the tears dry up too fast. This makes the eyes feel gritty, burning, itchy or tired. In Nigeria, dry eye syndrome is very common because of the harmattan wind, dust, sun, air conditioning and long screen hours. Most cases are easily treated with eye...
Contact lenses are thin, round lenses that rest on the surface of your eyes to improve vision. Some are worn during the day and discarded before bed. Others you clean...
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Eye makeup enhances the look of your eyes and makes them appear more significant, expressive, and youthful. However, according to a board-certified ophthalmologist, Dr. Gayle Howard, affiliated with Sharp Community...
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Virtual Reality (VR) is a new technology that delivers education, healthcare, and entertainment applications. VR immerses users in lifelike three-dimensional (3D) simulations of natural and imaginative environments.
However, there...
Rubbing eyes when itchy, dry, and irritated can feel so good. Even though rubbing can relieve you, it can also cause severe and long-term problems. So, it is essential to...
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Did you know protecting your eyes can help you improve your eye health and avoid common causes of blindness?
If you have never had a vision problem, you probably didn’t...
There are hundreds of eye diseases and vision problems in Nigeria that are severe conditions that can cause visual difficulties. While some diseases have no cure, others can be effectively...
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Stargardt disease is a genetic eye condition that causes central vision loss. It is a rare eye disease with no cure that usually develops in children, teenagers, and adults. Other...
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Blindness is the inability to see anything, while vision impairment happens when an eye condition affects the visual system and its vision functions. The most common causes of blindness and...
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Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and is home to over 200 million people, making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world. It is...
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