You and Eye

Snake venom and your eyes

I woke up that Saturday morning feeling a bit edgy.  “There is a snake in the house,” I announced to…

5 years ago

Born too soon: Retinopathy of prematurity

Contribution by Dr Mary Ugalahi – a consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist   Last week, we read about the heart rendering story…

5 years ago

Born Too Soon — Accessing the right care, at the right time, in the right place

A 40-year-old woman, Iveren, had waited five long years after marriage for the fruit of the womb. She and her…

5 years ago

Are medical doctors against optometrists being called eye doctors?

A few weeks ago, my young nephew, Sam, a final year medical student, asked, “Dr. Ben, why do medical doctors…

5 years ago

Can you lose your eyesight from crying?

I had always known her as a very cheerful person. Rosa was ebullient, bubbling – always in high spirits. Today…

5 years ago

The fourth revolution – Nigerian leaders, are you ready?

‘‘Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay.” Oliver Goldsmith, the great Irish…

5 years ago

The mystery of the looking glass

I was on a visit to a friend of mine in his new house a couple of weeks ago. His…

6 years ago

Re: ‘Big brother, Small brother — the random thoughts of angry man’

Dr Ben. Ajayi has many reasons to be angry about contemporary Nigeria. But I’m angrier. If biometric engineers had designed…

6 years ago

The policeman and the doctor – What is common to both

I was bemused when I read (some years ago) the lamentation of our first security officer, the Inspector – General…

6 years ago

Big Brother, Small Brother: The random thoughts of an angry man

This morning, I woke up seething with anger. “That is not a good start for the day,” I cautioned myself. …

6 years ago

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