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Nigeria: Over 4.2 million Nigerians are visually impaired — Sightsavers – Tribune Online

Nigeria: Over 4.2 million Nigerians are visually impaired — Sightsavers – Tribune Online

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Published on 2025-10-24 09:48:37

An International Non-Governmental Organisation, Sightsavers Nigeria on Thursday, disclosed that over 4.2 million Nigerians are blind or visually impaired.

Ms Barbara Marok, Eye health programme officer, revealed that many cases stemmed from preventable conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, and uncorrected refractive errors.

She made this known at a two-day media partners meeting with Journalists from Kogi, Federal Capital Territory, Benue, Kwara, Niger, Nassarawa, and Plateau State,…

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