KOTA KINABALU: The incidence of blindness in Sabah is four times higher than in central Peninsular Malaysia, according to a study by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS).
Its Medical and Health Science Faculty Dean Prof Dr Mohammad Saffree Jeffree said this was due to several factors, including geographical and financial.
“We can prevent and reduce diseases and disorders related to the eyes or ophthalmology by increasing awareness of its importance,” he said in a statement yesterday. On this note, a team from the UMS Ophthalmology Department led by Prof Dr Shuaibah Abd Ghani recently held an eye healthcare education programme at the UMS Rural Medical Education Centre in Sikuati, Kudat.
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