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Should glaucoma be public funded in Nigeria? Arguments against funding glaucoma treatment and rebuttal
Abstract
Global studies indicate glaucoma treatment can preserve valueable vision, especially when commenced in its early stage and sustained. Despite glaucoma being responsible for blindness in thousands of Nigerians and accompanying disruption of their flourishing lives, Nigeria’s funding glaucoma would not be easy to accomplish. This essay analyses opponents’ arguments against Nigeria’s funding glaucoma treatment. These include an inherent complexity of glaucoma, inadequate healthcare resources, the individual with glaucoma factor, and economic reason.
Keywords: Glaucoma, glaucoma awareness and education, Nigeria, resource for glaucoma care, resource-limited economy