eye disease Stories

Report shows 86,000 Kenyan children struggle with poor vision
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 12, 2024

Optometrists Association of Kenya conducted free eye screenings in six schools in the Mukuru informal settlement in Nairobi.

Red eye disease outbreak shuts down six schools in Busia
Charity Kilei  |  May 30, 2024

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), viral and bacterial pink eye are highly contagious.

Salt water, tea and honey do not cure red eye disease - doctor
Farhiya Hussein  |  Feb 02, 2024

ome coastal residents are turning to seawater to treat the disease but ophthalmologist Nadya Mustafa says there is no scientific basis for this.

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