“Properly use prescribed eye drops to avoid having complications from wrongful usage”
An Optometrist and Manager of Bliss Eye Care, Dr Zakarea Al-hassan Balure, a private eye care clinic in Wa in the Upper West Region has advised persons suffering from eye conditions to properly use prescribed eye drops to avoid having complications from wrongful usage.
He stated that some of the medications sold on the market were not registered and said even if they were, users still required education on how to use the eye drops properly in order not to complicate their eye problems and also prevent future challenges.
Dr Balure said this at a free eye screening exercise organised for residents of Bawiesibai in the Sissala East Municipality as part of activities scheduled for the grand coronation of Alhaji Abdul Salam Bachewii Akate as the Paramount Chief of the Bawiesibai Traditional Area.
Out of 605 people screened, 535 of them had pathological problems comprising 13 refractive errors, and 12 cases of Cataract and Glaucoma, among others and were given eye drops for the minor problems.
Dr Balure said eye complications, particularly cataracts had led to many blind cases which could have been avoided if they received prompt screening, the right information, and the needed support.
He also noted that eye problems, when detected early, could be controlled or treated to prevent blindness in future and called on the public to pay critical attention to their eyes by seeking early treatment.
Speaking on behalf of the chiefs and people of Bawiesibai, Madam Shaida Akate expressed gratitude to Bliss Eye Care and the team for their excellent job done for the people of Bawiesibai.
She said there was still a lot of work to be done in the community as many people did not know the importance of the screening and pledged their support to organize such programmes frequently.
The beneficiaries expressed gratitude to Bliss Eye Care for the intervention and said bringing the free screening and educating them on the use of the eye drop was a blessing even though most of them did not have a clue on how to use the eye drop.
FROM RAFIA ABDUL RAZAK, WA
