NOA Moves to Strengthen ties with Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria
Nigerian Optometric Association(NOA) is not resting in its oars, in a bid to ensure Optometry maintains its rightful place in the scheme of things as regards the Nigerian health care delivery system. Recently, concerned Optometrists, as well as NOA, had decried the incursion into Optometry core service areas in Nigeria by a group known as […]
World Sight Day: October 14th 2021
In a few weeks time, Optometrists and other eye care practitioners around the world will mark the WORLD SIGHT DAY, come 14th October 2021. It is never too early for your state chapter of the Nigerian Optometric Association to start making plans to make this year’s event a very impactful and memorable one. World Sight […]
NOA Collaborates with AOPHCN & ODORBN on Advocacy Visit to Lagos HSC
In line with the commitment of the Nigerian Optometric Association to give its affiliate bodies maximum support; the President of Nigerian Optometric Association, Dr Obinna Awiaka on Wednesday, 17th August 2021; collaborated with a team from the Association of Optometrists in Public Healthcare in Nigeria(AOPHCN) led by the National President, Dr Anderson Chineziri and backed […]
NOA NEC Moves to forge Stronger Partnership with ODORBN
The need to form a stronger partnership between the Nigerian Optometric Association and the regulatory body for the practice of Optometry in Nigeria, the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board of Nigeria(ODORBN) was highlighted in a courtesy visit by the National Executive Council(NEC) of the Nigerian Optometric Association to the board. This comes in the wake […]
FOM: Launching of Annual Magazine
Family of Optometric Mentors(FOM) has added so much value to Optometry practice in Nigeria. FOM keeps equipping Optometrists clinically in line with the most modern technology and inspires Optometrist Come 31st July, 2021, this noble association shall be launching her annual magazine.Be part of this epoch making event, which shall be streamed live via Zoom.
National Eye Health Strategic Development Plan (2024-2028)
Advancing universal health coverage (UHC) through the provision of comprehensive eye care services to all and at a cost that does not lead to financial ruin is the major goal of the National Eye Health Policy which this document intends to operationalize. The key strategy is to implement inclusive, integrated, patient-centred eye services that meet […]
National Guidelines For Screening and Management Of Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a public health concern in Nigeria as in other low and middle-income countries (LMICs). According to the Nigerian Blindness and Visual Impairment survey, 20.5% of people with diabetes had DR and 10% were at risk of sight loss. The pooled prevalence of DR from a recent systematic meta-analysis is 21.3%. These […]
Nigeria’s Glaucoma Guideline and Toolkit
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases characterised by progressive optic neuropathy with visual field loss. In Africa, it is a serious and irreversibly blinding eye condition of public health importance, with a prevalence of about 4% in people aged 40 years and above. Glaucoma affects all ages, but the risk increases with increasing age, […]
Recommended Guide for COVID-19 For Optometrists
COVID-19 is a new strain of coronavirus disease that is affecting humans for the first time, discovered in China in 2019. It has been declared a pandemic by WHO. The symptoms mimic common cold or flu. It manifests in the eye as viral conjunctivitis. The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads easily through the following: Inhalation […]
A Message From the President of the Nigerian Optometric Association
Dear esteemed NOA member, First, let’s thank God for getting to the end of 2019; it has been quite challenging yet by sheer resilience, we have reached the end. We have seen the highs, which were a sign that we had the right combination of attitude, determination and support. We had several positive media engagements […]