Musibau Akara, 60, is among thousands of. people on the verge of losing their sight to cataract.
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Consequently, he is seeking succour in the on-going free eye screening and surgery in Epe area of Lagos State. Narrating his story to Sunday Vanguard, Akara said life was rosy and everything was going on smoothly for him until his sight began to fail him.
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"I started having problem with my sight three years ago when I discovered I could not read or see objects properly.
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"I actually did not know what was wrong with my eye. I tried all I could to solve the problem to no avail", he lamented. Akara is not the only one going through this ordeal.
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There are several others in Epe about losing their sight to cataract, refractive error and glaucoma.