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Expert reveals leading causes of blindness in Nigeria
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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 Northeast in particular with cataract and glaucoma as leading causes.