My 80-year-old mother was recently diagnosed with an eye condition called CATARACTS. The doctor informed us that she will need an operation to remove the Cataracts. My concern is whether the operation is not too much for an 80 year old woman?
Madam Agnes (by WhatsApp)
When undertaken by a competent expert in a well-equipped hospital, surgery for Cataracts is safe even at an advanced age. In addition, there are non invasive methods of surgery which the elderly can even found more convenient.
YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
We Have Not Had Water Supply In Months ― Abeokuta Residents
In spite of the huge investment in the water sector by the government and international organisations, water scarcity has grown to become a perennial nightmare for residents of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. This report x-rays the lives and experiences of residents in getting clean, potable and affordable water amidst the surge of COVID-19 cases in the state…
Selfies, video calls and Chinese documentaries: The things you’ll meet onboard Lagos-Ibadan train
The Lagos-Ibadan railway was inaugurated recently for a full paid operation by the Nigerian Railway Corporation after about a year of free test-run. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…
[ICYMI] Lekki Shootings: Why We Lied About Our Presence — General Taiwo
The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the killings at Lekki Toll Gate, on Saturday resumed viewing of the 24hrs footage of the October 20, 2020 shooting of #EndSARS protesters by personnel of the Nigerian Army…
ICYMI: How We Carried Out The 1993 Nigerian Airways Hijack —Ogunderu
On Monday, October 25, 1993, in the heat of June 12 annulment agitations, four Nigerian youngsters, Richard Ajibola Ogunderu, Kabir Adenuga, Benneth Oluwadaisi and Kenny Razak-Lawal, did the unthinkable! They hijacked an Abuja-bound aircraft, the Nigerian Airways airbus A310, and diverted it to Niger Republic. How did they so it? Excerpts…
Sahabi Danladi Mahuta, a community mobiliser and APC chieftain. Mahuta spoke to select journalists at the sidelines of an Islamic conference in Abuja recently. Excerpts…
“But let me remind you that those who started defection, the most popular one in…
Meta is currently in trouble in Nigeria like it is in some other countries of…
AS part of efforts to empower girls for ICT careers, the Nigeria Women in Information…
MEMBERS of the Osun State House of Assembly have unanimously passed a vote of confidence…
Dear Chairman, Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, I am writing to mention a…
“We expected that in 24 months, he would have fixed all those problems, and Nigeria…
This website uses cookies.