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GOA: It is a high risk to drop unapproved medicine on the eye

By Ibrahim Mohammed Saani

Myliberty Media
December 29, 2022
in Headlines, Health
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Dr. Kwame Oben Nyarko, Public Relations Officer, Ghana Optometric Association

Dr. Kwame Oben Nyarko, Public Relations Officer, Ghana Optometric Association

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Tema-Ghana, Dec. 29, MNN – Dr. Kwame Oben Nyarko, Public Relations Officer, Ghana Optometric Association (GOA) has stated, “It is a high-risk venture to attempt to put something which medically has not been tested, which has not been approved by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and recommended or prescribed by an optometrist on the eye”.

The efficacy of such concoctions cannot be proven, “the eyes are undoubtedly the most sensitive and delicate organs and present us with the window through which we can see the world around us,” Dr. Oben-Nyarko stated at the Ghana News Agency Tema Regional Office and Ghana Optometric Association “GNA-GOA My Eyes! My Vision! campaign platform in Tema.

Dr Oben Nyarko with the some of the GNA Tema Team members after the lecture
Dr Oben Nyarko with the some of the GNA Tema Team members after the lecture

The fortnight initiative is a collaborative public education advocacy campaign to promote the need for people to access eye care and also to draw attention to vision health.

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The GNA-GOA: My Eyes! My Vision! The initiative also seeks to challenge the public and policymakers to focus on vision as a health issue, which forms a critical component of mankind’s well-being but is often neglected.

Speaking on “Red alerts among kids with eye conditions,” Dr. Oben-Nyarko who is also the Chief Executive of the Third Eyecare and Vision Centre, explained that the images we see are made up of light reflected from the objects we look at, which enters the eye through the cornea.

He, therefore, cautioned against the use of herbal preparations not approved by the FDA for the eye and purported concoctions for eye treatment, “in many instances, people with mild eye infections aggravate their conditions after applying unapproved different kinds of herbal products on the eye”.

He said, “Because that part of the eye is curved, it bends the light, creating an upside-down image on the retina which is eventually put the right way up by the brain”.

The Third Eyecare and Vision Center Chief Executive stressed that the retina is a complex part of the eye, but only the very back of it is light-sensitive and is packed with photosensitive cells called rods and cones.

Dr. Oben-Nyarko explained that the photosensitive cells allow us to see images in colour and detail, as well as at night.

He emphasized that the cornea in the eye can be damaged when it gets into contact with non-neutral substances and recommended that only approved and recommended eye drops should be used on the eyes.

He stressed that when the cornea of the eye is damaged it can only be cured by transplant which is expensive, urging that drugs that are prescribed by eye specialists should be the only medication used for the eye.

He said any injury to the cornea cannot be reversed, aside from going through an expensive transplant.

Dr. Oben-Nyarko encouraged patients who visit eye doctors to disclose all information about their treatments to ensure they are well-catered for.

part of the GNA Tema Team Members at the lecture
part of the GNA Tema Team Members at the lecture

He expressed concern that many patients have multiple doctors, in addition to sometimes visiting herbal facilities in desperation to have their eye problems cured.

He insisted that all medical decisions should be discussed with their primary eye doctor even if they want to seek a second opinion.

He appealed to such patients to disclose all vital information to their eye specialists about other health facilities they had visited, what type of medication they are using, and any other health information including family health history, “if available”.

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