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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have raised a red flag against two popular eye drop brands Probeta and Dexamethasone, which are often applied to treat itchy eyes, discharges, pain and allergies.  They say that the two have been found to cause permanent blindness. Dr Anne Ampaire, an ophthalmologist …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of children suffering from eye diseases is on the rise, according to opticians from the National Referral Hospital-Mulago, Mengo, Rubaga and Dr Agarwal Eye Hospital. The children are increasingly suffering from congenital cataracts, glaucoma, injuries to the eye, ulcers, retinopathy of prematurity, …