The past president of Ophthalmology, society of Nigeria ,
professor Sebastian Nwosu has warned Nigerians especially the youth against excessive intake of sugar related drinks in other to prevent blindness.
Professor Sebastia said this while commissioning the Sebastian Centre for Ophthalmic Research and Education (SCORE) at its maiden lecture in Ibadan.
He said sugar is not good for the eye,adding that high blood sugar is now the common cause of unexplained sight loss in young youths in Nigeria.
The Proff said that taking at least two bottles of sweetened carbonated drinks every day for at least three months would cause a persistent high blood sugar,one of the major reasons to become blind.
He said diabetes cause cataract because the sugar in the len would not be broken down properly.It leads to accumulation of sugar in the lens,consequently making lens opaque.
"Then after a while,it will weaken the blood vessels, resulting in the bleeding in the eye.This required expensive and highly specialised surgery, sometimes abroad."He added.
The experts who have warned of daily increase in the number of people with poor sight and blindness induce by persistent consumption of large quantity of surgary substances,stressed the need for health education of the populace on how to minimise the incidence of diabetes.
professor Sebastian Nwosu has warned Nigerians especially the youth against excessive intake of sugar related drinks in other to prevent blindness.
Professor Sebastia said this while commissioning the Sebastian Centre for Ophthalmic Research and Education (SCORE) at its maiden lecture in Ibadan.
He said sugar is not good for the eye,adding that high blood sugar is now the common cause of unexplained sight loss in young youths in Nigeria.
The Proff said that taking at least two bottles of sweetened carbonated drinks every day for at least three months would cause a persistent high blood sugar,one of the major reasons to become blind.
He said diabetes cause cataract because the sugar in the len would not be broken down properly.It leads to accumulation of sugar in the lens,consequently making lens opaque.
"Then after a while,it will weaken the blood vessels, resulting in the bleeding in the eye.This required expensive and highly specialised surgery, sometimes abroad."He added.
The experts who have warned of daily increase in the number of people with poor sight and blindness induce by persistent consumption of large quantity of surgary substances,stressed the need for health education of the populace on how to minimise the incidence of diabetes.
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