insert_link Lifestyle Return to traditional diets could help prevent eye diseases Blood sugar levels test (Photo: www.eyeqindia.com) The Ophthalmological Society of South Africa has raised concern over the increasing number of people in their 30s and 40s developing Type 2 diabetes, which heightens the risk of cataracts. Society representative Mpopi Lenake said research shows lifestyle factors such as obesity, smoking, long-term exposure to ultraviolet rays without sunglasses, and poor diets are driving the trend. Separately, renowned ophthalmologist Dr. Helena Ndume echoed […] today24 September, 2025
insert_link Namibia Dr. Helena Ndume pays tribute to late NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo Following the death of NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, we spoke with ophthalmologist Dr. Helena Ndume, who worked with him on different humanitarian projects. A few years back, a team of Namibian eye care professionals, led by Dr. Ndume, provided free sight-restoration surgeries during a three-day clinic at Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital, organised at the invitation of Dikembe Mutombo. Mutombo died from brain cancer on Monday, at […] today2 October, 2024
insert_link Health / Medical Patients to benefit from cataract surgical campaign The Otjozondjupa Health Directorate and the National Blindness Prevention Programme are conducting a cataract surgical campaign with support from teams at the Windhoek Central Hospital and international volunteers from Germany and the US. The campaign starts in Rundu next month, where over 700 patients will be treated. The team will then move to Engela in July to help more than 600 patients before continuing to Oshana and concluding the campaign […] today15 May, 2024
