Lifestyle change, diet prevent diabetes, BP

An ophthalmologist, Dr. Valentina Ideh, has advised Nigerians to eat healthy diet and change their lifestyles in order to prevent diabetes, hypertension and other diseases. Dr Ideh, who is the chief medical director, Prime Optical and Eye Clinic, gave the advice during the closing ceremony of a one-week free eye treatment  for the less privileged […]

An ophthalmologist, Dr. Valentina Ideh, has advised Nigerians to eat healthy diet and change their lifestyles in order to prevent diabetes, hypertension and other diseases.
Dr Ideh, who is the chief medical director, Prime Optical and Eye Clinic, gave the advice during the closing ceremony of a one-week free eye treatment  for the less privileged organized by her clinic in Benin, Edo State.
She said the diseases prevalent among patients that visited the clinic during the exercise were diabetes and hypertension, adding that they were the likely causes of eye problems like cataract and glaucoma.
She added that people should as much as possible avoid processed and fried foods, reduce intake of sugary foods and take vegetables.
Dr.Ideh who said about 600 people benefited from the exercise, explained that the free treatment included drugs, surgery and medicated glasses to patients diagnosed with eye problem.