You and Eye

Give me joy for Christmas

Since about four weeks ago, I have been feeling quite uneasy about two things. First, out there, in this city,…

6 years ago

The eye and its ‘peculiar mess’

I watched as he walked slowly into my consulting room. I knew something was amiss from his measured steps and…

6 years ago

Why should the doctor carry the burden of society’s collective guilt?

Recently, a friend related to me how his brother did several weeks ago, following a brief illness. “Did he receive…

6 years ago

Weapons of mass destruction: Handshakes are dangerous

I had spent about a year with the local community at Awgu, then in the East Central State, soon after…

6 years ago

Knowledge, ignorance and blindness

Michael had been ill for a few days. He had tried self-medication without any relief. Eventually, he decided to visit…

6 years ago

Tears of joy, sobs of sorrow and water of sight

In his official cleaner’s uniform with the cell phone pressed tightly to his left ear, he suddenly sprang up from…

6 years ago

How a policeman’s slap saved me from blindness

I am a lawyer. I am writing you this letter because I know you are a friend of Dr. Ben’s…

6 years ago

The smile is gradually disappearing from my face

  Dale Carnegie said, “The expression one wears on one’s face is far more important than the clothes one wears…

7 years ago

The eye and the arithmetic of change

I watched as the young man tried to set up the new television set he had just purchased. My mind…

7 years ago

Nigeria, where are your road signs and road maps?

“Where are we now?” I asked the driver. “I am not sure sir,” he replied. I have travelled regularly for…

7 years ago

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