Expert urges Kenyans to go for eye check-ups

Kenyans were recently advised to go for regular eye check-ups to help detect diseases such as glaucoma early enough. Speaking in Nairobi during the celebration of World Glaucoma Day, Dr Sheila Marco, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Glaucoma Specialist at Aga Khan University said regular eye examinations are as important as for any other disease. “Glaucoma is a disease that causes progressive and irreversible damage to the eye, which slowly leads to blindness. There is usually no warning or obvious symptoms to detect it until marked irreversible loss of vision has occurred and this has led to glaucoma being described as “the sneak thief of sight”.”