The Nigeria Optometrists Association (NOA), Taraba State Chapter, has decried the alarming rate of glaucoma prevalence among Nigerians and called on Government at all levels to take urgent and proactive steps towards addressing the menace.
Angela Oleka, Chairperson, Nigeria Optometrists Association (NOA), Taraba State Chapter, made the call at a Screening Exercise conducted for patients for glaucoma in Jalingo, which formed part of week-long activities that marked the 2025 World Glaucoma Week in the State
The Optometrist noted that recent findings had shown that nine out of ten persons walk about ignorantly with glaucoma, leading cause of irreversible blindness.