Journalists screened for cataract, glaucoma

About a 100 journalists cutting across 11 chapels of the union were screened for various eye diseases including glaucoma and cataract.The screening was part of the NUJ pre-2015 press week activities in the state.An ophthalmologist, Dr Prince Nero of Benjamin Franklin Eye Foundation led the medical team which conducted the test on the journalists.Nero said […]

About a 100 journalists cutting across 11 chapels of the union were screened for various eye diseases including glaucoma and cataract.
The screening was part of the NUJ pre-2015 press week activities in the state.
An ophthalmologist, Dr Prince Nero of Benjamin Franklin Eye Foundation led the medical team which conducted the test on the journalists.
Nero said although no case of cataract was recorded but a person suspected with glaucoma had been directed to do further test.
The medical expert said eye problems like short sightedness and cataracts could be caused by hereditary, environmental factor, age, diet and individual callings.
He disclosed that based on the findings of the tests conducted, many media practitioners who always worked in the sun and wind were at the risk of eye problems.
He advised journalists who constantly work in the sun to use sun glasses to prevent their eyes from sun radiation, wind and smoke.
The expert explained that early detection of eye problems was necessary to prevent further damages.
He urged journalists to eat fruits like carrot, pawpaw as well as other greenish fruits and vegetable to improve their eyes condition.
The chairman of NUJ in Kwara State, comrade Abiodun Abdulkareem, said the exercise was organised to allow journalists discover the conditions of their eyes and take urgent steps to prevent eye problems especially in these times of election.